Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years
Background. While rapid early weight gain are common in children who become obese later in life, so is growth faltering in the first 3 months of life. Objective. We seek to determine what relationship weight gain in the first six months of age, separated into two 3-month periods, have with the BMI o...
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| author | Robert J. Karp Tawana Winkfield-Royster Jeremy Weedon |
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| description | Background. While rapid early weight gain are common in children who become obese later in life, so is growth faltering in the first 3 months of life. Objective. We seek to determine what relationship weight gain in the first six months of age, separated into two 3-month periods, have with the BMI of children ages 4 to 6 years in an inner-city community. Subjects. A convenience sample cohort of 154 children attending an inner-city clinic. Methods. Consecutive charts were reviewed retrospectively. Age, gender, birth weight and weight change in the first and second 3 months of life were introduced as fixed factors using mixed linear models with BMI in years 4 to 6 as the dependent variable. Results. Weight change quartile in the first 3 months of life did not predict of BMI in years 4 to 6; however, weight changes quartiles during months 4 to 6 were significant predictors for subsequent overweight. Conclusion. The data presented herein suggest that, for this specific population, weight gain can be promoted when it is most essential. It is necessary, however, to identify intermediary variables that could affect outcomes in this and other communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-674977674b6d4ba6a94344c545272f1d2022-12-22T03:58:04ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322012-01-01201210.1155/2012/158643158643Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six YearsRobert J. Karp0Tawana Winkfield-Royster1Jeremy Weedon2Children’s Hospital at Downstate, State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Medical Center, P. O. Box 49, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USAChildren’s Hospital at Downstate, State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Medical Center, P. O. Box 49, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USAChildren’s Hospital at Downstate, State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Medical Center, P. O. Box 49, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USABackground. While rapid early weight gain are common in children who become obese later in life, so is growth faltering in the first 3 months of life. Objective. We seek to determine what relationship weight gain in the first six months of age, separated into two 3-month periods, have with the BMI of children ages 4 to 6 years in an inner-city community. Subjects. A convenience sample cohort of 154 children attending an inner-city clinic. Methods. Consecutive charts were reviewed retrospectively. Age, gender, birth weight and weight change in the first and second 3 months of life were introduced as fixed factors using mixed linear models with BMI in years 4 to 6 as the dependent variable. Results. Weight change quartile in the first 3 months of life did not predict of BMI in years 4 to 6; however, weight changes quartiles during months 4 to 6 were significant predictors for subsequent overweight. Conclusion. The data presented herein suggest that, for this specific population, weight gain can be promoted when it is most essential. It is necessary, however, to identify intermediary variables that could affect outcomes in this and other communities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/158643 |
| spellingShingle | Robert J. Karp Tawana Winkfield-Royster Jeremy Weedon Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| title | Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years |
| title_full | Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years |
| title_fullStr | Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years |
| title_short | Relation of Growth Rate from Birth to Three Months and Four to Six Months to Body Mass Index at Ages Four to Six Years |
| title_sort | relation of growth rate from birth to three months and four to six months to body mass index at ages four to six years |
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