Childhood underweight, weight gain during childhood to adolescence/young adulthood and incidence of adult metabolic syndrome in the SUN (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra) Project

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ID15092541
AuthorsAdriano Marçal Pimenta (0000-0001-7049-7575, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Juan-José Beunza, Juan J Beunza (0000-0001-8192-2952, Universidad de Navarra), Almudena Sánchez-Villegas (0000-0001-7733-9238, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Maira Bes-Rastrollo (0000-0002-9139-4206, Universidad de Navarra), Miguel Angel Martínez-González (0000-0002-3917-9808, Universidad de Navarra, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume14
Issue7
Pages1237-1244
Publication date2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980010003009
PMID21083971
OpenAlexW2144815166
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

Objective To assess associations between childhood body weight, weight gain during childhood to adolescence/young adulthood and incidence of adult metabolic syndrome (MetS). Design A dynamic prospective cohort study (the SUN Project; Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra). Participants were asked to select which of nine body images most closely represented their body shape at ages 5 and 20 years, and it was used as a proxy of BMI. An incident case of MetS was diagnosed according to criteria of the International Diabetes Federation. Associations between childhood body weight, weight gain during childhood to adolescence/young adulthood and incidence of adult MetS were estimated by multiple-adjusted odds ratios and their 95 % confidence intervals. Setting University of Navarra, Spain. Subjects The study included 5317 university graduates, followed-up for a median of 6·1 years. Results The incidence of MetS was 2·9 % (1·7 % in women and 5·1 % in men). Among men, body shape at age 5 years was inversely related to adult MetS (OR = 0·83, 95 % CI 0·72, 0·97), whereas weight gain during childhood to adolescence/young adulthood was directly associated with adult MetS (OR = 1·49, 95 % CI 1·01, 2·18); both childhood underweight (OR = 5·20, 95 % CI 1·87, 14·50) and childhood obesity (OR = 4·66, 95 % CI 1·40, 15·51) increased the likelihood of adult MetS. No association was apparent among women. Conclusions These results support treating childhood underweight and weight gain during childhood to adolescence/young adulthood as part of comprehensive adult MetS prevention efforts in men

Body mass index · Body weight · Childhood obesity · Cohort study · Incidence (geometry · Metabolic syndrome · Obesity · Odds ratio · Overweight · Underweight · Weight gain · Young adult · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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