Genki Shinoda, Yudai Nagaoka, Fumihiko Ueno, Naoyuki Kurokawa, Ippei Takahashi, Tomomi Onuma, Aoi Noda, Keiko Murakami, Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara, Hirohito Metoki, Junichi Sugawara, Shinichi Kuriyama
To examine whether body type at birth, body weight, and obesity in early childhood are associated with overweight/obesity during school age and puberty. Data from maternal and child health handbooks, baby health checkup information, and school physical examination information of participants at birth and three-generation cohort studies were linked. Association between body type and body weight at different time intervals (at birth and at 1.5, 3.5, 6, 11, and 14 years of age) were comprehensively analyzed using a multivariate regression model adjusted for gender, maternal age at childbirth, maternal parity, and maternal body mass index, and drinking and smoking statuses at pregnancy confirmation...
May 22, 2023: Children