Infant Motor Milestones and Childhood Overweight

Trends over Two Decades in A Large Twin Cohort

Bibliographic Data

ID15463519
AuthorsSilvia I Brouwer (0000-0003-0659-2054, University Medical Center Groningen, corresponding author), Ronald P Stolk (0000-0002-0518-1205, University Medical Center Groningen), Meike Bartels (0000-0002-9667-7555, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Toos C E M van Beijsterveld (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Dorret I Boomsma (0000-0002-7099-7972, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Eva Corpeleijn (0000-0002-2974-3305, University Medical Center Groningen)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue7
Pages2366-2366
Publication date2020-03-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17072366
PMID32244434
OpenAlexW3014402667
LanguageEN
References cited10

Comparing children born in 1987 to those born in 2007, we conclude that children nowadays achieve their motor milestones at a later age. This does not however, explain the increasing trend in childhood overweight

Body mass index · Cohort · Cohort study · Developmental Milestone · Overweight · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Demography · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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