Relation between weight and length at birth and body mass index in young adulthood: cohort study

Researchers examined the association between weight and length at birth and adult body mass index in Danish conscripts. Birth weight was positively associated with body mass index 20 years later.

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Published in:BMJ 1997-11, Vol.315 (7116), p.1137-1137
Main Authors: Sørensen, Henrik Toft, Sabroe, Svend, Rothman, Kenneth J, Gillman, Matthew, Fischer, Peer, Sørensen, Thorkild I A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adulthood
Adults
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight
Birth Weight - physiology
Body Height - physiology
Body Mass Index
Childhood
Cohort Studies
Conscription
Denmark - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Low birth weight
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight
Prevalence
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Tropical medicine
Weight
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Summary:Researchers examined the association between weight and length at birth and adult body mass index in Danish conscripts. Birth weight was positively associated with body mass index 20 years later.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.315.7116.1137