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Linking infant size and early growth with maternal lifestyle and breastfeeding - the first year of life in the CRIBS cohort.
Annals of Human Biology 2023 Februrary
BACKGROUND: Every third child in Croatia is classed as overweight or obese. Infant growth can represent early warning signs for obesity.
AIM: To detect early risk factors for obesity by investigating infant size and early growth trajectories and their association with maternal lifestyle and breastfeeding.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Ninety-eight mother-child pairs from the Croatian Islands' Birth Cohort Study (CRIBS) cohort were included in the study. Data were collected from questionnaires and medical records. Growth data were converted to Z -scores using World Health Organisation (WHO) standards and used as the primary outcome.
RESULTS: Z -score trajectories in the first year of life were in line with WHO standards. A direct link between infant size and maternal socioeconomic status (SES) or breastfeeding was not detected. However, child weight gain in the first 6 months was associated with maternal body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy ( p < 0.01). A positive association was also established between breastfeeding and maternal SES and mothers that report an unhealthy diet have heavier children ( p < 0.05, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Infant size and early growth in Croatia is in line with WHO standards and risk factors for obesity development were detectable in the first year of life, but not highly pronounced. However, more effective BMI monitoring and promotion of a healthy diet and lifestyle of women before and during pregnancy is needed.
AIM: To detect early risk factors for obesity by investigating infant size and early growth trajectories and their association with maternal lifestyle and breastfeeding.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Ninety-eight mother-child pairs from the Croatian Islands' Birth Cohort Study (CRIBS) cohort were included in the study. Data were collected from questionnaires and medical records. Growth data were converted to Z -scores using World Health Organisation (WHO) standards and used as the primary outcome.
RESULTS: Z -score trajectories in the first year of life were in line with WHO standards. A direct link between infant size and maternal socioeconomic status (SES) or breastfeeding was not detected. However, child weight gain in the first 6 months was associated with maternal body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy ( p < 0.01). A positive association was also established between breastfeeding and maternal SES and mothers that report an unhealthy diet have heavier children ( p < 0.05, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Infant size and early growth in Croatia is in line with WHO standards and risk factors for obesity development were detectable in the first year of life, but not highly pronounced. However, more effective BMI monitoring and promotion of a healthy diet and lifestyle of women before and during pregnancy is needed.
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