ArticleJournal of epidemiology2018
Relationship Between Maternal Pre-pregnancy Weight and Offspring Weight Strengthens as Children Develop: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- The association between maternal body mass index and child obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Early maternal obesity shapes offspring development through immune mechanisms: a systematized review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Maternal weight status at conception predicts offspring body fat at age 11 years: population data from the Japan Kids Body Composition Study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2024Article
- Maternal pre-pregnancy underweight is associated with underweight and low bone mass in school-aged children.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of a Multifactorial Intervention in the First 1000 Days of Life to Prevent Obesity and Overweight in Childhood: Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Exploring the role of genetic confounding in the association between maternal and offspring body mass index: evidence from three birth cohorts.International journal of epidemiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMaternal pre-pregnancy weight has been reported to be positively associated with offspring weight. The association between maternal weight and offspring weight might be explained by maternal lifestyle. We investigated the strength of the relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) at the beginning of pregnancy and offspring BMI at several growth stages.
methodsThe source population was all eighth graders registered in all public schools in the city of Fukuroi, Japan, in 2012. Records of maternal anthropometry at the beginning of pregnancy were obtained from the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook. The height and body weight of each student were measured. A regression model was used to assess the association between maternal BMI z-score at the beginning of pregnancy and offspring BMI z-score at various ages.
resultsOf the source population, data from the MCH Handbook were obtained for 480 students. Among males, maternal BMI z-score was not associated with offspring BMI z-score at birth and at age 3 years but was associated with offspring BMI z-score at age 13 years (standardized regression coefficient (β) = 0.19; P < 0.01). Among females, maternal BMI z-score was associated with offspring BMI z-score at birth (β = 0.11; P < 0.05), at age 3 years (β = 0.22; P < 0.01) and at age 13 years (β = 0.51; P < 0.01).
conclusionsOur results suggest that the positive association between maternal weight at the beginning of pregnancy and offspring weight around puberty is stronger than that between maternal weight and offspring weight at birth. Maternal lifestyle may influence offspring weight in adolescence.
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