The effect of prenatal maternal cigarette smoking on children's BMI z-score with SGA as a mediator.

Meliha SalahuddinAdriana PérezNalini RanjitDeanna M HoelscherSteven H Kelder

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2018)

In this study, prenatal maternal cigarette smoking was positively associated with the high BMI z-score group, as well with SGA. The effects of prenatal smoking on BMI z-score at 4 years appears to act through pathways other than SGA.

Keyphrases

body mass index
pregnant women
weight gain
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
young adults
smoking cessation
weight loss