Association between rapid weight gain in early years and subsequent adiposity indices in Portuguese children aged 3 to 5 years

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ID7986254
AutoresCarolina Santiago-Vieira (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Cristina Pedez (Centre for Research in Anthropology), Leah Li (0000-0002-3603-6457, University College London), Rita De Cássia Ribeiro Silva, Rita De Cássia Ribeiro-Silva (0000-0002-8387-9254, Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom)), Daniela Rodrigues (0000-0002-9133-9426, University of Coimbra), Augusta Gama (0000-0003-2143-8602, Centre for Research in Anthropology), Aristides M Machado‐rodrigue (0000-0002-7169-8034, Centre for Research in Anthropology), Helena Nogueira (0000-0001-5724-3538, Centre for Research in Anthropology), Maria‐raquel G Silva (0000-0001-8170-3119, Centre for Research in Anthropology), Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez (0000-0001-8349-5042, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Ano2023
Fascículo40
Páginas111-121
Data de publicação2023-12-12
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAntropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982
EditoraCoimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.14195/2182-7982_40_6
OpenAlexW4389626480
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas6

The present study aimed to evaluate the association of rapid weight gain (RWG) in early years with subsequent measures of adiposity in Portuguese children. We used data from a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 5359 Portuguese children aged 3 to 5 years in 2009-10. Measures of adiposity indices included age-specific body mass index z-score (BAZ) and skinfold (suprailiac, subscapular and triceps) thickness. RWG was defined as the difference between z-scores of weightfor- age and birthweight > 0.67 Standard Deviation. Quantile regression models were used to estimate the difference in the 50th (median) and 90th (upper end) percentiles of each measure by RWG. Rapid weight gain in early years (62.5% of children) was associated with greater levels of BAZ and skinfold thickness measures, both for the median and 90th percentile. For the median, the difference was 1.08 (95% CI: 1.01-1.16) for BAZ, 1.11 mm (95% CI: 0.98-1.25) for suprailiac, 0.99 mm (95% CI: 0.87-1.11) for subscapular and 1.34 mm (95% CI: 1.11-1.57) for triceps skinfolds thickness after the adjustments. The increases in the 90th percentiles of adiposity measures associated with RWG were greater than those in median levels. RWG in childhood was associated with increased levels of adiposity measures, independent of prenatal and childhood factors

Body mass index · Body weight · Childhood obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Portuguese · Quantile regression · Skinfold thickness · Statistics · Weight gain · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine