Early life predictors of preschool overweight and obesity: a case–control study in Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Senarath Mahamithawa, Aberna Satchithananthan, Kumari M. Rathnayake, Ranil Jayawardena |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Pediatric Obesity Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Breastfeeding Mothers Overweight Weight Gain Childhood obesity Child Development Risk Factors Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans Obesity Toddler Preschool Sri Lanka Schools business.industry Body Weight Case-control study Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Feeding Behavior medicine.disease Rapid weight gain Breast Feeding Logistic Models Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Female medicine.symptom business Weight gain Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-994 |
| Popis: | Background Childhood obesity increases the risk of obesity in adulthood and is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Our aim was to assess the early life risk factors associated with overweight and obesity among preschool children. Methods In this case–control study, from the 1087 preschool children measured, age, sex and ethnicity matched 71 cases and 71 controls were recruited. Cases and controls were defined according to the WHO 2006 growth standards. The birth and growth characteristics were extracted from the child health development records. Infant feeding practices and maternal factors were obtained from the mother. Rapid weight gain was defined as an increase in weight-for-age Z score (WHO standards) above 0.67 SD from birth to 2 years. The magnitude and significant difference in mean values of the variables associated with overweight and obesity were evaluated using logistic regressions and paired t-test, respectively. Results Cases had significantly shorter duration (months) of breastfeeding (19.4, 24.6, p = 0.003), and smaller duration (months) of exclusive breastfeeding (3.7, 5.1, p = 0.001) compared to controls. Rapid weight gain (OR = 6.3, 95% CI = 2.04–19.49), first born status (OR = 3.6, 95% CI = 1.17-10.91) and pre-pregnancy obesity (OR = 4.0, 95% CI = 1.46-10.76) were positively associated with overweight and obesity. Breastfeeding more than 2 years (OR = 0.2, 95% CI = 0.06-0.57) was negatively associated with overweight and obesity. Conclusion Rapid weight gain within first two years, first–born status and pre-pregnancy obesity of the mother contributed for preschool obesity. Our results suggest that intervention may be indicated earlier in infancy and during the toddler and preschool years to tackle the increasing prevalence of obesity. |
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