Developmental trajectories of Body Mass Index from infancy to 18 years of age: prenatal determinants and health consequences

Authors

Ali H. Ziyab, David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research CentreFollow
Wilfried Karmaus, David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre
Ramesh J. Kurukulaaratchy, David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research CentreFollow
Hongmei Zhang, David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research CentreFollow
Syed H.asan Arshad, David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research CentreFollow

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Knowledge on the long-term development of adiposity throughout childhood/adolescence and its prenatal determinants and health sequelae is lacking. We sought to (1) identify trajectories of Body Mass Index (BMI) from 1 to 18 years of age, (2) examine associations of maternal gestational smoking and early pregnancy overweight with offspring BMI trajectories and (3) determine whether BMI trajectories predict health outcomes: asthma, lung function parameters (forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio), and blood pressure, at 18 years.

Publication Title

Journal of epidemiology and community health

Recommended Citation

Ziyab, A., Karmaus, W., Kurukulaaratchy, R., Zhang, H., & Arshad, S. (2014). Developmental trajectories of Body Mass Index from infancy to 18 years of age: prenatal determinants and health consequences. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 68 (10), 934-941. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-203808