Association of birth weight with adiposity in school children from different regions of Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v54i3.453Keywords:
birth weight, obesity, overweight, schoolchildren, lifestyleAbstract
Introduction: several studies have suggested that low and high birth weight are associated with obesity (OB) and overweight (OW) during childhood and adulthood.
Objectives: to determine the association between birth weight and OB in 9-year-old schoolchildren from three areas of Argentina.
Materials an methods: anthropometric measurements and blood pressure (BP) were taken in 1.131 schoolchildren (505 males) of an average age of 8.8±2.1 years in three areas of Argentina during 2019. Mothers were asked about their children’s birth weight and lifestyle.
Results: 21.1% (239) of the children had OW (BMI>85 <95 percentile according to the CDC) and 21.8% (246) OB (BMI>95 percentile). The prevalence of low birth weight (<2.500 g) was 6.2% (n=70) and of high birth weight (>4.000 g) was 7.3% (n=82). The 9-year-old z-BMI score increased significantly with increasing birth weight: low birth weight (z-BMI=0.33), normal (z-BMI=0.72) and high (z-BMI=1.12). In multiple logistic regression models, it was found that low birth weight was inversely associated with OB (OR, 0.41 [95% CI: 0.19-0.92]), while high birth weight was directly associated with OB adjusted for age and sex (OR, 2.48 [95% CI 1.53-4.02]).
Conclusions: our data indicate that high birth weight, but not low birth weight, is associated with OB in 9-year-old schoolchildren, while low birth weight is inversely associated with OB.
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