Inter‐individual variability in children's physical growth and body composition: Findings of longitudinal ELOS‐Pré study.

Autor: de Jesus Sousa Lima, Teresinha, dos Prazeres, Thaliane Mayara Pessôa, dos Santos Henrique, Rafael, da Rocha Queiroz, Daniel, Bezerra, Jorge, de Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes, dos Santos, Marcos André Moura
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Zdroj: American Journal of Human Biology; May2022, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p1-10, 10p
Abstrakt: Background: Children's physical growth (PG) and body composition (BC) can be influenced by birth weight and type of delivery. Aim: To longitudinally analyze the dynamics of PG and BC of children from 5 to 9 years; to investigate the inter‐individual differences according to age, sex, BW, and type of delivery across the following years of the study. Subjects and methods: A total of 1236 children (597 boys) were evaluated at 5‐years of age and followed annually until 9‐years. PG and BC measurements were evaluated. Multilevel modeling was used. Results: Annual increments were observed (p <.001). Girls presented lower height and fat‐free‐mass but higher %BF (p <.001). Distinct trajectories between the sexes were observed for height (p <.001). Low‐birth‐weight children presented lower height, body mass, and fat‐free‐mass (p <.001), but the interaction between velocity of growth and BC was significant only in height (p <.05). Children born by had lower height, body mass, and %BF, and gained less body mass per year than those born by vaginal delivery (p <.05). Significant inter‐individual differences were observed at 5‐years of age and in their trajectories, except for fat‐free‐mass (p <.01). Conclusion: There are differences in the dynamics of PG and BC, low‐birth‐weight and type of delivery influence the dynamics of PG during this interval of ages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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