| Title: |
The association between maternal pre‐pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and child adiposity: A racial‐ethnically diverse cohort of children |
| Authors: |
Hunt, Kelly J.; Ferguson, Pamela L.; Neelon, Brian; Commodore, Sarah; Bloom, Michael S.; Sciscione, Anthony C.; Grobman, William A.; Kominiarek, Michelle A.; Newman, Roger B.; Tita, Alan T.; Nageotte, Michael P.; Palomares, Kristy; Skupski, Daniel W.; Zhang, Cuilin; Hinkle, Stefanie; Wapner, Ronald; Vena, John E. |
| Contributors: |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NIH Office of the Director |
| Source: |
Pediatric Obesity ; volume 17, issue 8 ; ISSN 2047-6302 2047-6310 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
Summary Background The prevalence of obesity in US children has more than tripled in the past 40 years; hence, it is critical to identify potentially modifiable factors that may mitigate the risk. Objectives To examine the association between maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG) and child adiposity as measured by BMI, waist circumference and percent body fat in a racial‐ethnically diverse cohort. Methods In a prospective cohort study of healthy women without chronic disease, we examined the association between pre‐pregnancy BMI, GWG and child adiposity. Children ages 4–8 years ( n = 816) in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes‐NICHD Fetal Growth Studies were assessed. Trained study staff ascertained maternal pre‐pregnancy BMI, GWG and child adiposity. Results The odds of child obesity (≥95th BMI percentile) increased independently for each unit increase in maternal pre‐pregnancy BMI [OR = 1.12 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.17)] and for each 5‐kg increase in GWG [OR = 1.25 (95% CI: 1.07, 1.47)]. The odds of child waist circumference (≥85th percentile) also increased independently for pre‐pregnancy BMI [OR = 1.09 (95% CI: 1.05, 1.12)] and GWG [OR = 1.18 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.34)]. Conclusions Maternal pre‐pregnancy BMI and GWG were each independently and positively associated with child obesity and high child waist circumference. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/ijpo.12911 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12911; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ijpo.12911; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/ijpo.12911 |
| Rights: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A59A05D |
| Database: |
BASE |