Observational studyBMC pediatrics2022
Association between breastfeeding, parents' body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children.
Observational study in BMC pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01722500 (International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Temporal trends in birthweight and its association with overweight/obesity in schoolchildren from a Brazilian city: a cross-sectional panel study (2002-2019).Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2026Article
- Nonlinear association between birth weight and overweight/obesity in children aged 3-6 years: a retrospective analysis of 13 cities in China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Early Life Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in a Sample of Mexico City Preschoolers.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Maternal BMI During Lactation Is Associated with Major Protein Compositions in Early Mature Milk.Nutrients · 2024Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood obesity is potentially affected by breastfeeding, parents' body mass index and birth weight. Thus, this study aimed to verify the association between breastfeeding, parents' body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study, including data from 402 schoolchildren between 9 and 11 of age in the city of São Caetano do Sul, Brazil. Parents or guardians answered a questionnaire about breastfeeding (month), birth weight (kg), and parental body weight and height (parents' body mass index [kg/m
resultsConsidering body mass index of children, the overall prevalence of eutrophic, overweight and obese were 58.2%, 20.9% and 17.2%, respectively. Significant and positive correlations were observed between breastfeeding, maternal as well as paternal body mass index and the children's body mass index, body fat and waist circumference. Birth weight was weakly and positively associated with body mass index and body fat but was not associated with waist circumference. After adjusting for school, sex, age, race/ethnicity, annual household income, sedentary time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, maternal body mass index and birth weight were positively associated with children's body mass index (β: 0.228; 95%CI: 0.142; 0.314 and β: 0.001; 95%CI: 0.001; 0.002), body fat (β: 0.484; 95%CI: 0.297; 0.671 and β: 0.002; 95%CI: 0.001; 0.003) and waist circumference (β: 0.509; 95%CI: 0.304; 0.715 and β: 0.003; 95%CI: 0.001; 0.005). Breastfeeding was not associated with any obesity indicators.
conclusionMaternal body mass index and birth weight were associated with children's obesity indicators. The perinatal environment, therefore, appears to be a critical contributor to childhood obesity and public policies need to address parental obesity in order to tackle childhood obesity.
trial registrationThe International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) is registered at (Identifier NCT01722500).
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