Delivery by caesarean section and offspring adiposity and cardio-metabolic health at ages 6.5, 11.5 and 16 years: results from the PROBIT cohort in Belarus.

Sheryl L Rifas-ShimanSusanna Y HuhRichard M MartinMichael KramerRita PatelNatalia BogdanovichKonstanin VilchuckJennifer ThompsonEmily Oken

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2021)

Caesarean delivery had little or no association with adiposity or related cardio-metabolic biomarkers in childhood. Adjustment for maternal BMI attenuated all outcome effect estimates.

Keyphrases

weight gain
insulin resistance
birth weight
healthcare
public health
body mass index
high fat diet
mental health
adipose tissue
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment
pregnant women
physical activity
human health
young adults