Association between birth weight and risk of abdominal obesity in children and adolescents: a school-based epidemiology survey in China.

Zhaogen YangBin DongYi SongXijie WangYanhui DongDi GaoYanhui LiZhiyong ZouZheng-He WangLuke Arnold

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

Birth weight ≥ 3000 g, especially for boys, was associated with an elevated risk of abdominal obesity in childhood and may benefit from intervention to mitigate this risk.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
gestational age
body mass index
weight loss
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
cross sectional