Association between maternal pre-delivery body mass index and offspring overweight/obesity at 1 and 2 years of age among residents of a suburb in Taiwan.

Hsien-Kuan LiuChien-Yi WuYung-Ning YangPei-Ling WuZong-Rong HeSan-Nan YangShu-Leei Tey

Published in: PeerJ (2019)

Our results indicate that the maternal pre-delivery BMI was significantly associated with offspring BMI and weight gain at the age of 2 years. A maternal pre-delivery BMI of 27.16 kg/m2 might be a useful predictor for estimating the risk of overweight or obesity in offspring at the age of 2 years.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
body mass index
high fat diet
weight loss
insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
physical activity
high fat diet induced