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SUBMITTER: Zhang T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684349 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Tao T Whelton Paul K PK Xi Bo B Krousel-Wood Marie M Bazzano Lydia L He Jiang J Chen Wei W Li Shengxu S
Pediatric obesity 20190131 7
<h4>Background</h4>Childhood body mass index (BMI) predicts adult obesity. How growth trajectories during childhood relate to adult obesity risk is not well defined.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to characterize BMI growth trajectories from childhood to midlife and to examine the associations between BMI growth rates at childhood age points and adult obesity risk.<h4>Methods</h4>The longitudinal study included 2732 participants with repeated BMI measurements from childhood (4-19 y) to adulthood (20- ...[more]