How has child growth around adiposity rebound altered in Scotland since 1990 and what are the risk factors for weight gain using the Growing Up in Scotland birth cohort 1

Bibliographic Data

ID15370573
AuthorsLarry Doi (0000-0001-6853-5050, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), Lawrence Doi, Andrew James Williams (0000-0002-2175-8836, University of Exeter), Jason Frank (0000-0003-3912-4214, Farr Institute), John Frank (0000-0001-9289-9989)
Year2016
Volume16
Issue1
Pages1081-1081
Publication date2016-10-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-016-3752-z
PMID27737667
OpenAlexW2530816428
LanguageEN
References cited34

This study has shown that there is a substantial shift in the general population distribution of BMI since 1990. We identified maternal weight status as the strongest obesogenic factor and this is an indication that more innovative obesity preventive strategies should also consider intergenerational approaches

Birth weight · Body mass index · Childhood obesity · Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Population · Pregnancy · Statistics · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics