Patterns of early life body mass index and childhood overweight and obesity status at eight years of age.
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SUBMITTER: Braun JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5948906 | biostudies-other | 2018 May
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Patterns of early life body mass index and childhood overweight and obesity status at eight years of age.
Braun Joseph M JM Kalkwarf Heidi J HJ Papandonatos George D GD Chen Aimin A Lanphear Bruce P BP
BMC pediatrics 20180511 1
<h4>Background</h4>Excess weight gain in infancy and childhood is associated with increased risk of subsequent obesity. Identifying patterns of infancy and childhood weight gain associated with subsequent obesity or overweight status could help identify children at highest risk. Thus, we examined patterns of infancy and early childhood BMI in relation to mid-childhood overweight and obesity status.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective cohort of 215 children from Cincinnati, OH (born: 2003-2006), we m ...[more]
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