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Article, 2024

Body mass index z‐scores in the first 2 years of life were associated with adverse metabolic and anthropometric outcomes at 3 years of age

Acta Paediatrica, ISSN 0803-5253, 1651-2227, Volume 113, 5, Pages 1068-1075, 10.1111/apa.17122

Contributors

Jakobsen, Mikala E. (Corresponding author) [1] [2] Stentebjerg, Louise Laage 0000-0003-1419-0223 [2] [3] Tanvig, Mette Honnens [2] Jørgensen, Jan Stener 0000-0003-2254-1660 [2] [3] Ovesen, Per Glud [4] Christesen, Henrik Thybo 0000-0001-5330-6853 [2] [3] Jensen, Dorte Møller 0000-0002-3298-9824 [2] [3] Vinter, Christina Anne 0000-0001-5084-6053 [2] [3]

Affiliations

  1. [1] National Research Centre for the Working Environment
    2. [NORA names: NFA National Research Centre for the Working Environment; Governmental Institutions; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
  2. [2] Odense University Hospital
    3. [NORA names: Region of Southern Denmark; Hospital; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
  3. [3] University of Southern Denmark
    4. [NORA names: SDU University of Southern Denmark; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
  4. [4] Aarhus University Hospital
    5. [NORA names: Central Denmark Region; Hospital; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]

Abstract

AIM: We investigated associations between body mass index (BMI) z-scores for children aged 0-2 years and the BMI z-scores, body fat percentage and metabolic risk factors at 3 years of age. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of the Lifestyle in Pregnancy and Offspring randomised controlled trial, carried out at two university hospitals in Denmark. It comprised 149 mothers with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 who did or did not receive a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy and a reference group of 97 mothers with normal-weight, with follow-up of their 3-year-old offspring. The children in these three groups were pooled for the data analyses, due to similar characteristics between groups. The BMI z-scores were calculated at 5 weeks, 5 months and 1, 2 and 3 years, using Danish reference groups. Their anthropometrics and metabolic outcomes were examined at 3 years of age. RESULTS: BMI z-scores at 5 months to 2 years were associated with BMI z-scores and body fat percentage at 3 years of age and BMI z-scores were not associated with metabolic risk factors at 3 years. CONCLUSION: BMI z-scores from 5 weeks of age were associated with adverse anthropometric outcomes but not with metabolic risk factors at 3 years of age.

Keywords

BMI z-score, Denmark, University, University Hospital, age, aged 0, analysis, anthropometric outcomes, anthropometrics, associated with BMI z-score, associated with metabolic risk factors, association, body, body fat percentage, body mass index, body mass index z-score, characteristics, children, children aged 0, controlled trials, data, data analysis, factors, fat percentage, follow-up, group, hospital, index, intervention, investigate associations, lifestyle, lifestyle intervention, mass index, metabolic outcomes, metabolic risk factors, months, months to 2, mothers, normal weight, offspring, outcomes, percentage, pregnancy, randomised controlled trials, reference, reference group, risk factors, secondary analysis, trials, weeks, weeks of age, years, years of age, z-score

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