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Relative effects of postnatal rapid growth and maternal factors on early childhood growth trajectories
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posted on 2019-03-01, 00:00 authored by Miaobing ZhengMiaobing Zheng, Steve BoweSteve Bowe, Kylie HeskethKylie Hesketh, Kristy BoltonKristy Bolton, Rachel LawsRachel Laws, Peter KremerPeter Kremer, Ken K Ong, Sandrine Lioret, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Karen CampbellKaren CampbellBACKGROUND: A range of postnatal and maternal factors influences childhood obesity, but their relative importance remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the relative impact of postnatal rapid growth and maternal factors on early childhood growth trajectories. SUBJECTS: Secondary longitudinal analysis of pooled data from the Melbourne Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program and the InFANT Extend Program (n = 977) was performed. Children's height and weight were collected at birth, 3, 9, 18, and 36/42 months. Body mass index-for-age and height-for-age z-scores (BAZ, HAZ) were computed using WHO growth standards. Mixed-effect polynomial regression models were fitted to examine BAZ and HAZ trajectories and their determinants. RESULTS: Rapid growth from birth to 3 months, maternal country of birth, and pre-pregnancy BMI were each independently associated with BAZ from 3 to 42 months. Children with rapid growth, those whose mothers were Australian-born, and those whose mothers were overweight/obese pre-pregnancy had higher BAZ from 3 to 42 months. Children with rapid growth had an increase in HAZ growth, but their average HAZ from 3 to 42 months was smaller than children without rapid growth. Children of tall mothers (above average height) had higher HAZ than those of short mothers (below average height). Average HAZ from 3 to 42 months did not differ by maternal country of birth. CONCLUSION: Children who experienced rapid growth from birth to 3 months, whose mothers were Australian-born or whose mothers were overweight/obese pre-pregnancy demonstrated less favourable growth trajectories across early childhood, potentially predispose them for development of future obesity.
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Paediatric and perinatal epidemiologyVolume
33Issue
2Pagination
172 - 180Publisher
John Wiley & SonsLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1365-3016Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2019, John Wiley & Sons LtdUsage metrics
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