Predicting the development of overweight and obesity in children between 2.5 and 8 years of age: The prospective ABIS study

Autor: Michael P. Jones, Åshild Olsen Faresjö, Karel Duchén, Tomas Faresjö, Johnny Ludvigsson
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Obesity Science & Practice, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 401-408 (2020)
Obesity Science & Practice
ISSN: 2055-2238
DOI: 10.1002/osp4.418
Popis: Background: A relationship between overweight and obesity early in life and adolescence has been reported. The aim of this study was to track changes in overweight/obesity in children and to assess risk factors related to the persistence of overweight/obesity between 2.5 and 8 years. Study design: Children who participated in all three follow-ups at 2.5, 5 and 8 years in the prospective cohort All Children in Southeast Sweden (ABIS) (N = 2245, 52.1% boys and 47.9% girls) were classified as underweight, normal, overweight or with obesity, and changes within categories with age were related to risk factors for development of obesity in a multivariate analysis. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity between 2.5 and 8 years was 11%-12% and 2%-3%, respectively. Children with normal weight remained in the same category over the years, 86% between 2.5 to 5 years and 87% between 5 and 8 years. Overweight and obesity at 5 and 8 years were positively related to each other (p < 0.0001 for both). High level of TV watching at 8 years and high maternal body mass index (BMI) when the child was 5 years were related to lower probability to a normalized ISO-BMI between 5 and 8 years of age (p < 0.05 for both). Conclusion: Children with ISO-BMI 18.5 to 24.9 remain in that range during the first 8 years of life. Children with overweight early in life gain weight and develop obesity, and children with obesity tend to remain with obesity up to 8 years of age. TV watching and high maternal BMI were related to lower probability to weight normalization between 5 and 8 years of age. A multidisciplinary approach to promote dietary and physical activity changes in the entire family should be used for the treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity in early childhood. Funding agencies: Region Östergötland ALF/LuA; JDRFWallenberg Foundation, Grant/A wardNumber: K 98-99D-12813-01A; MedicalResearch Council of Southeast Sweden; Östgöta Brandstodsbolag; Swedish ResearchCouncil, Grant/Award Numbers: K2005-72X-11242-11A, K2008-69X-20826-01-4; SwedishCouncil for Working Life and Social Research,Grant/Award Number: FAS2004–1775; Barndiabetesfonden
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