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Socioeconomic disparities in birth weight and body mass index during infancy through age 7 years: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort.

Camilla Schmidt MorgenAnne-Marie Nybo AndersenLaust Hvas MortensenLaura D HoweMette RasmussenPernille DueThorkild I A SørensenAnne-Marie Nybo Andersen
Published in: BMJ open (2017)
The educational gradient shifts from positive with birth weight, to none during infancy to inverse with BMI at age 7 years. In contrast, the income gradient was positive at birth and at 7 years and much weaker during infancy.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • birth weight
  • body mass index
  • gestational age
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • magnetic resonance
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • pregnant women
  • health insurance