What Links Maternal Prepregnancy BMI to Early Childhood BMI: A Serial Mediation Analysis.

Yuanyuan ZhangHong MeiKe XuChunan LiZhiguo XiaYafei TanShaoping YangJianduan Zhang

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Maternal GWG, infant birth weight, and the first-6-month ΔWAZ mediated the effects of maternal ppBMI on children's BMI. Interventions targeting these factors can mitigate the risk of childhood obesity.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
body mass index
gestational age
weight loss
physical activity
young adults
cancer therapy
depressive symptoms
social support