Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy is associated with overweight and obesity in children up to 16 years of age.

<h4>Aims</h4>Childhood obesity is an increasing public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and body mass index in children up to the age of 16 years, and to estimate the prevalence of childhood overw...

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Main Authors: Lisa Önnestam, Orsolya Haahr Vad, Tobias Andersson, Åsa Jolesjö, Jenny Sandegård, Kristina Bengtsson Boström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275542