Trajectory of Obesity and the Impact of Eating Behaviors on Obesity in Preschool Children

A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea

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ID15717493
AuthorsKyeong Hun Lee (0000-0003-1610-8641, The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital), Baek Seung Kim (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital), Grace Seo (0000-0002-6503-7192, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul), Hyeon‐Jong Yang (0000-0002-7287-4300, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul), Kyunghoon Kim (0000-0002-3460-4553, Seoul National University, corresponding author), Eun Ae Yang (0000-0003-4787-5763, The Catholic University of Korea Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume11
Issue11
Pages1297-1297
Publication date2024-10-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children11111297
PMID39594872
OpenAlexW4403841710
LanguageEN
References cited11

Background : Early childhood obesity is highly associated with obesity in adolescents and adults. However, studies on specific eating behaviors that have a decisive effect on obesity in early childhood (aged 3-5 years) are scarce. We hypothesized that critical risk factors associated with eating behaviors leading to obesity at ages of 3-5 years may be different. To confirm this hypothesis, we conducted a study on the risk factors of obesity related to eating behaviors in preschool children. Methods : Using the National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children (NHSPIC) in Korea's general population cohort, we found the obesity trends in 3-5-year-olds. The risk factors of obesity in 3-5-year-olds were analyzed through logistic regression. Results : Among children with obesity at 3 years old, but without obesity at 4 years old, only 10.1% (107/1063) transitioned to obesity at 5 years old, whereas among children with obesity at 3-4 years old, 62.7% (398/635) transitioned to obesity at 5 years old. The risk factors for obesity at 3 years old were inclusion of meat in complementary food, prolonged breastfeeding, and consumption of sweetened beverages; at ages 4-5 years, the risk factors were the inclusion of meat in complementary food and consumption of sweetened beverages. Conclusions : Obesity at 4 years is more likely to lead to obesity in the following year than obesity at 3 years. The dietary factor with the greatest impact on obesity in children aged 3-5 years has been found to be consumption of sweetened beverages

Cohort · Cohort study · Environmental health · Obesity · Population · Sociology · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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