Potential selection effects when estimating associations between the infancy peak or adiposity rebound and later body mass index in children.
C BörnhorstAlfonso SianiM TornaritisD MolnárL LissnerS RegberL ReischAnnelies De DeckerL A MorenoW AhrensI PigeotPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2016)
IP and AR may not be estimable in children with higher-than-average BMI growth. Excluding these children from analyses may result in a selection bias that distorts effect estimates. BMI values at ages 1 and 5 years might be more appropriate to use as predictors for later weight status instead.