Body mass index across the life course: emergence of race-by-sex disparities in early childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess when in the life-course race-by-sex disparities in body mass index (BMI) emerge.

Methods

Child Health and Development Studies participants, from whom height and weight data were collected at ages 5, 9-11, and 15-17 years, were followed up at the age of 50 years for anthropometric outcomes. Follow-up was completed for 605 subjects, 460 of whom were assessed for height and weight at the age of 50 years, had at least one available childhood BMI measure, and self-identified as either non-Hispanic black or non-Hispanic white. Linear regression analyses were conducted to determine whether interactions existed between race (black vs. white) and sex for predicting BMI at ages 5, 9-11, 15-17, and 50 years.

Results

At age 5 years,

SUBMITTER: Rundle AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501836 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature