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SynthesisArchives of disease in childhood2012

Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy.

Stephen Franklin Weng, Sarah A Redsell, Judy A Swift, Min Yang, Cristine P Glazebrook

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Synthesis in Archives of disease in childhood, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 285 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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285citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

285 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 589 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Predicting childhood overweight and obesity using maternal and early life risk factors: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen Franklin WengDivision of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham Innovation Park, Nottingham, UK.
Sarah A Redsell
Judy A Swift
Min Yang
Cristine P Glazebrook
University of Nottingham · GBQueen's Medical Centre · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine risk factors for childhood overweight that can be identified during the first year of life to facilitate early identification and targeted intervention.

designSystematic review and meta-analysis. SEARCH STRATEGY: Electronic database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and CAB Abstracts. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Prospective observational studies following up children from birth for at least 2 years.

resultsThirty prospective studies were identified. Significant and strong independent associations with childhood overweight were identified for maternal pre-pregnancy overweight, high infant birth weight and rapid weight gain during the first year of life. Meta-analysis comparing breastfed with non-breastfed infants found a 15% decrease (95% CI 0.74 to 0.99; I(2)=73.3%; n=10) in the odds of childhood overweight. For children of mothers smoking during pregnancy there was a 47% increase (95% CI 1.26 to 1.73; I(2)=47.5%; n=7) in the odds of childhood overweight. There was some evidence associating early introduction of solid foods and childhood overweight. There was conflicting evidence for duration of breastfeeding, socioeconomic status at birth, parity and maternal marital status at birth. No association with childhood overweight was found for maternal age or education at birth, maternal depression or infant ethnicity. There was inconclusive evidence for delivery type, gestational weight gain, maternal postpartum weight loss and 'fussy' infant temperament due to the limited number of studies.

conclusionsSeveral risk factors for both overweight and obesity in childhood are identifiable during infancy. Future research needs to focus on whether it is clinically feasible for healthcare professionals to identify infants at greatest risk.

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ObesityOverweightWeight GainBreast FeedingChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRisk Factors

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PMID23109090
PMCPMC3512440
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