Maternal Birth Weight and BMI Mediate the Transgenerational Effect of Grandmaternal BMI on Grandchild's Birth Weight.

Yan ShenHongmei ZhangYu JiangFawaz MzayekHasan ArshadWilfried J J Karmaus

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)

Larger grandmaternal BMI indirectly increased grandchild's BW via maternal BW and BMI. Grandmaternal smoking during pregnancy indirectly reduced grandchild's BW via maternal smoking during pregnancy and BW.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
body mass index
gestational age
smoking cessation
preterm birth
pregnant women