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ArticleNutrients2026

Longitudinal Changes in General Overweight and Obesity, and Central Obesity from Birth to Early Adolescence.

Yi Lin, Zeng-Bao Hu, Richard Rankin, Stuart McDonald, Xiao-Yong Li, Feng Wang, Si-Jia Wang, Guo-Lin Bian, Qing-Hai Gong

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Article in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yi LinFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4417-9455
Zeng-Bao HuFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.
Richard RankinFaculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.
Stuart McDonaldFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6561-1927
Xiao-Yong LiYinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China.
Feng WangNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1166 Fanjiang'an Road, Ningbo 315100, China.
Si-Jia WangNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1166 Fanjiang'an Road, Ningbo 315100, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7898-4351
Guo-Lin BianNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1166 Fanjiang'an Road, Ningbo 315100, China.
Qing-Hai GongNingbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1166 Fanjiang'an Road, Ningbo 315100, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7629-7352

Funding

Disease Control and Prevention of Zhejiang Province 2025JK070Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LTGY24H260007Ningbo Public Welfare Science and Technology Key Project 2025S036Ningbo Top Medical and Health Research Program 2023020713
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Abstract

aimsThis study aimed to examine the associations between both birth weight (BW) and body mass index (BMI)/waist circumference (WC) measured at ages 7-10 years, and adolescent overweight (OW)/obesity (OB), and central OB at ages 11-13 years.

methodsLongitudinal data were collected from children's and parents' questionnaires. Anthropometric data were obtained from health check-ups. BW (kg) was categorized into three groups: <3.0, 3.0-3.9 and ≥4.0 (macrosomia). Underweight (UW)/normal weight (NW), OW and OB were defined based on sex- and age-specific reference values for Chinese children. Central OB was identified using the sex-specific waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) cutoffs.

resultsOf the 1204 children, 14.5% had a BW < 3.0 and 15.6% had macrosomia. The rates of OB and central OB were 10.13% and 28.32%, respectively, among children aged 7-10 years and 6.23% and 23.34%, respectively, among those aged 11-13 years. An increasing BW z-score was associated with higher odds of OW/OB in girls aged 11-13 years. Childhood BMI and WC z-scores were associated with higher odds of OW/OB and central OB, respectively, at ages 11-13 years. Childhood OW/OB and central OB were associated with a higher risk of OW/OB and central OB, respectively, at ages 11-13 years.

conclusionsBW was modestly associated with OW/OB in girls. Childhood BMI was the strongest predictor of OW/OB, while childhood WC was a strong and significant predictor of central OB in early adolescence. These findings highlight that early school age is a critical period for risk identification and the implementation of future preventive strategies.

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Obesity, AbdominalOverweightPediatric ObesityAdolescentBirth WeightBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLongitudinal StudiesMaleRisk Factorsadolescencebirth weightbody mass indexcentral obesitychildhoodgeneral obesitywaist circumference

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