Parental smoking during pregnancy and total and abdominal fat distribution in school-age children: the Generation R Study

Autor: Denise H. M. Heppe, A. Hofman, Hein Raat, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Büşra Durmuş, H R Taal, Eric A.P. Steegers, Rashindra Manniesing, Romy Gaillard
Přispěvatelé: Erasmus MC other, Epidemiology, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Public Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 38, 966-972
International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 38, 7, pp. 966-972
International Journal of Obesity, 38(7), 966-972. Nature Publishing Group
ISSN: 1476-5497
0307-0565
Popis: Item does not contain fulltext Objective:Fetal smoke exposure may influence growth and body composition later in life. We examined the associations of maternal and paternal smoking during pregnancy with total and abdominal fat distribution in school-age children.Methods:We performed a population-based prospective cohort study among 5243 children followed from early pregnancy onward in the Netherlands. Information about parental smoking was obtained by questionnaires during pregnancy. At the median age of 6.0 years (90% range: 5.7-7.4), we measured anthropometrics, total fat and android/gynoid fat ratio by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and preperitoneal and subcutaneous abdominal fat were measured by ultrasound.Results:The associations of maternal smoking during pregnancy were only present among girls (P-value for sex interaction
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