Growth patterns in childhood and adolescence and adult body composition: a pooled analysis of birth cohort studies from five low and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration).
Natalia E PovedaLinda S AdairReynaldo MartorellShivani Anil PatelManuel Ramìrez-ZeaSantosh K BhargavaSonny A BechaydaDelia B CarbaMaria F Kroker-LobosBernardo Lessa HortaNatália Peixoto LimaMónica MazariegosAna Maria Baptista MenezesShane A NorrisLukhanyo H NyatiLinda Marleine RichterHarshpal Singh SachdevFernando César WehrmeisterAryeh D SteinPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Prenatal and postnatal relative weight gains were positive predictors of larger body size and increased adiposity in adulthood. A faster linear growth in infancy was a significant but weak predictor of higher adult adiposity.