The positive association of infant weight gain with adulthood body mass index has strengthened over time in the Fels Longitudinal Study

Background Infant weight gain is positively related to adulthood body mass index (BMI), but it is unknown whether or not this association is stronger for individuals born during (compared to before) the obesity epidemic. Objectives To examine how the infant weight gain–adulthood BMI association migh...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Lucas, Philip James, Audrey C. Choh, Miryoung Lee, Stefan A. Czerwinski, Ellen W. Demerath, Will Johnson
Format: Default Article
Published: 2018
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Infant weight gain
Adulthood body mass index
Adulthood blood pressure
Secular trend
Birth cohort study
Obesity epidemic
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/28104
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