Birth weight and childhood obesity: a 12-country study.
Y QiaoJ MaY WangW LiP T KatzmarzykJ-P ChaputM FogelholmW D JohnsonR KuriyanA KurpadE V LambertC MaherJ MaiaV MatsudoT OldsV OnyweraO L SarmientoM StandageM S TremblayC Tudor-LockeT S ChurchP ZhaoG Hunull nullPublished in: International journal of obesity supplements (2015)
High levels of birth weight, defined as birth weight ⩾3500 g, were associated with increased odds of obesity among 9-11-year-old children in 12 countries. However, sex differences in the association between birth weight and the risk of obesity need to be considered when planning interventions to reduce childhood obesity.