Gestational weight change and childhood body composition trajectories from pregnancy to early adolescence.

Elizabeth Marie WidenNatalie BurnsMichael DanielsGrant BacklundRachel RickmanSaralyn FosterAmy R NicholsLori A HoepnerEliza Whiteman KinseyJudyth Ramirez-CarveyAbeer HassounFrederica P PereraRadek BukowskiAndrew Graham Rundle

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)

Jointly modeled prenatal weight and child body composition trajectories showed sex-specific patterns. Growth patterns from childhood though early adolescence appeared to be more profoundly affected by higher GWG patterns in females, suggesting sex differences in developmental programming.

Keyphrases

body composition
depressive symptoms
resistance training
weight gain
bone mineral density
pregnant women
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
early life
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
body weight
young adults
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