Early body mass index and other anthropometric relationships between parents and children.
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
; 25(10): 1532-6, 2001 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-11673777
OBJECTIVE: To assess longitudinally the relationship between measures of adiposity in children over the first 8 y of life with that of their parents and to explore the role of parental adiposity in the development of childhood adiposity. DESIGN: Longitudinal study of measures of adiposity in children. SUBJECTS: A community sample from three health service systems including 114 children followed annually from infancy to age 8 and their 228 biological parents. METHODS: Measurements were assessed at baseline for parents (6 months post-partum for mothers) and at regular intervals for children beginning at age 2 months. Measurements included weight, height, triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, midarm circumference, waist and hip. RESULTS: The major findings were: (1) significant correlations between parental body mass index (BMI), both maternal and paternal, and their biological offspring first emerged at age 7; (2) children with two overweight parents had consistently elevated BMI compared to children with either no overweight parents or one overweight parent. These differences became significant beginning at age 7. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the hypothesis that familial factors (biological and/or environmental) affecting the development of adiposity emerge at specific ages and are related to the adiposity of both parents.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido