The associations of maternal and paternal obesity with latent patterns of offspring BMI development between 7 and 17 years of age: pooled analyses of cohorts born in 1958 and 2001 in the United Kingdom.

William Johnson Snehal M Pinto Pereira Silvia CostaJennifer L BakerTom Norris

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2022)

The increase in obesity rates in the UK over more than 40 years has been partly driven by the growth of a sub-population demonstrating excess BMI gain during adolescence. Our results implicate both maternal and paternal BMI as correlates of this secular process.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
body mass index
insulin resistance
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
gestational age
high fat diet
pregnancy outcomes
depressive symptoms
cross sectional
clinical trial
low birth weight
skeletal muscle
preterm infants
preterm birth