Weight gain in pregnancy and child weight status from birth to adulthood in the United States.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:High weight gain in pregnancy has been associated with child adiposity, but few studies have assessed the relationship across childhood or in racially/ethnically diverse populations. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of the study are to test if weight gain in pregnancy is associated with high birthweight and overweight/obesity in early, middle and late childhood and whether these associations differ by maternal race/ethnicity. METHODS:Mother-child dyads (n = 7539) were included from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, a nationally representative cohort study in the USA (1979-2012). Log-binomial regression models were used to analyse associations between weight gain and the outcomes: high birthweight (>4000?g) and overweight/obesity at ages 2-5, 6-11 and 12-19?years. RESULTS:Excessive weight gain was positively associated, and inadequate weight gain was negatively associated with high birthweight after confounder adjustment (P?

SUBMITTER: Leonard SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5404997 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature