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ArticlePediatric obesity2018

Childcare before age 6 and body mass index at age 7 years in a cohort of Danish children.

S E Benjamin Neelon, C Schmidt Morgen, M Kamper-Jørgensen, E Oken, M W Gillman, J A Gallis, T I A Sørensen

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Article in Pediatric obesity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

S E Benjamin NeelonDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
C Schmidt MorgenInstitute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
M Kamper-JørgensenSection of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
E OkenObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, USA.
M W GillmanEnvironmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, USA.
J A GallisDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
T I A SørensenInstitute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bispebjerg Hospital · DKDuke University · USFrederiksberg Hospital · DKHarvard University · USJohns Hopkins University · USNational Institute of Child Health · HUUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

Translational Research Core - Health Engagement & Action Translational (HEAT)P30DK092924 · NIDDK · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Alyce Sophia Adams, HILARY Kessler SELIGMAN · 2011 to 2026
$9.2M
Patient-oriented Research in Maternal Perinatal Overnutrition and Child AdiposityK24HD069408 · NICHD · HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. · PI OKEN, EMILY · 2011 to 2015
$844k
Obesity prevention in early childhoodF32DK080618 · NIDDK · HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. · PI BENJAMIN-NEELON, SARA ELIZABETH · 2008 to 2009
$102k
NICHD NIH HHS K24 HD069408NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK080618NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies show inconsistent associations between childcare and obesity.

aimsOur prior work demonstrated that childcare in infancy was associated with higher weight in a cohort of Danish children. Here, we extend this work and examine childcare through 6 years and body mass index (BMI) at age 7 years. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe examined 24 714 children in the Danish National Birth Cohort who were also in the Childcare Database. We conducted multivariable linear regressions examining children prior to age 6, overall and by type (daycare, crèche, age-integrated and kindergarten), and BMI z-score at 7 years, stratifying on maternal socio-occupational status.

resultsA total of 19 760 (80.0%) children attended childcare before age 6. Childcare prior to age 6 was associated with BMI z-score at 7 years (0.004 units per each additional 6 months of care; 95% CI: 0.001, 0.008; p = 0.01). Childcare in a kindergarten was the only type of care associated with BMI (0.009 units; 95% CI: 0.003, 0.02; p = 0.01). For children of higher socio-occupational status mothers, childcare was associated with a 0.008 unit increase in BMI (95% CI: 0.004, 0.01; p > 0.001).

conclusionsChildcare was weakly associated with later BMI. This relationship was more pronounced in children from higher socio-occupational status mothers and children in kindergarten care.

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Body Mass IndexChildChild CareChild, PreschoolDatabases, FactualDenmarkFemaleHumansInfantMaleOverweightPediatric ObesityChildcareDanish National Birth CohortDenmarkObesity

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PMCPMC5599321
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