Behavioural early-life exposures and body composition at age 15 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Previous studies have demonstrated associations between some early-life exposures and later obesity, but most have used body mass index in childhood or adulthood as the outcome. The objective of this study was to investigate whether early-life exposures were associated with directly measured fat and lean mass in adolescence.

Subjects/methods

This study used data on 4750 mother-offspring pairs, collected as a part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, Bristol, UK between 1991 and 1992; associations between behavioural exposures occurring from conception up to 5 years of age (maternal and paternal smoking during pregnancy, breastfeeding, age at introduction to solids, dietary patterns and physical inactivity during early childhood) and o

SUBMITTER: Leary SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4338416 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature