Associations of gestational weight gain with offspring thinness and obesity: by prepregnancy body mass index

Previous studies indicated that excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) was positively associated with offspring obesity. Nevertheless, little is known about the effect of GWG on offspring thinness. This study aimed to assess the association of GWG with childhood weight status across the full range...

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Published in:Reproductive health 2018-09, Vol.15 (1), p.149-149, Article 149
Main Authors: Wan, Nianqing, Cai, Li, Tan, Weiqing, Zhang, Ting, Yang, Jiewen, Chen, Yajun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analysis
Birth Weight
Body Mass Index
Care and treatment
Child
Childhood obesity
Childhood thinness
Childrens health
China
Diabetes
Epidemiology
Female
Gestational weight gain
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Maternal prepregnancy BMI
Mothers
Obesity
Overweight
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Public health
Reproductive health
Retrospective Studies
Systematic review
Thinness
Weight control
Weight gain
Weight Gain - physiology
Womens health
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Summary:Previous studies indicated that excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) was positively associated with offspring obesity. Nevertheless, little is known about the effect of GWG on offspring thinness. This study aimed to assess the association of GWG with childhood weight status across the full range of weight status by prepregnancy body mass index (BMI). We used data from a retrospective study of 33,828 Chinese children aged 6-18 years and their mothers. Children's weight and height were objectively measured. Maternal GWG and other information were collected by using self-reported questionnaires. Multivariate linear regressions and logistic regressions were applied. Overall, the prevalence of thinness and overweight/obesity in children were 12.9 and 17.3% respectively (p 
ISSN:1742-4755
1742-4755
DOI:10.1186/s12978-018-0585-5