Childhood body mass index trajectories: modeling, characterizing, pairwise correlations and socio-demographic predictors of trajectory characteristics [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012 Background Modeling childhood body mass index (BMI) trajectories, versus estimating change in BMI between specific ages, may improve prediction of later body-size-related outcomes.
Wen Xiaozhong +4 more
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LIMIT: LIfestyle and Microbiome InTeraction Early Adiposity Rebound in Children, a Study Protocol [PDF]
Metabolites, 2022 Childhood obesity is a strong predictor of adult obesity with health and economic consequences for individuals and society. Adiposity rebound (AR) is a rise in the Body Mass Index occurring between 3 and 7 years. Early adiposity rebound (EAR) occurs at a
Rachele De Giuseppe +13 more
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Prospective associations between dietary patterns, screen and outdoor play times at 2 years and age at adiposity rebound: The EDEN mother-child cohort [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022 Although an early adiposity rebound (AR) is an established risk factor for later obesity, little is known regarding its determinants, especially modifiable ones.
Cécilia Saldanha-Gomes +8 more
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The adiposity rebound in the 21st century children: meaning for what? [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2018 With the increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide, early adiposity rebound, which is known to have a strong association with obesity, has recently been a focus of research.
Min Jae Kang
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Birth outcomes and early growth patterns associated with age at adiposity rebound: the Ma’anshan birth cohort (MABC) study [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Objective Early onset of adiposity rebound (AR) is considered an early indicator of obesity risk. Our objective was to investigate the association of birth outcomes and early physical growth patterns with early AR in children. Methods Study subjects (n =
Jixing Zhou +6 more
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The Sitting-Height Index of Build, (Body Mass)/(Sitting Height)3, as an Improvement on the Body Mass Index for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults [PDF]
Children, 2018 The body mass index (BMI) is unsatisfactory in being affected by both relative leg length and height, and, for use with children and adolescents, therefore needs to be interpreted in relation to age. The sitting-height index of build (body mass)/(sitting
Richard Burton
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Timing of adiposity rebound in children with congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed by newborn screening and treated with Levothyroxine [PDF]
Italian Journal of PediatricsBackground Children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) are at increased risk of developing childhood obesity. Moreover, an adiposity rebound (AR) that occur early is strongly linked with future obesity.
Cecilia Lugarà +9 more
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Child temperament predicts the adiposity rebound. A 9-year prospective sibling control study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 METHODS:We repeatedly examined 25889 siblings within the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, following them from the mothers' pregnancy through child age 8 years.
Margarete E Vollrath +4 more
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Early adiposity rebound: predictors and outcomes [PDF]
Italian Journal of PediatricsAdiposity rebound (AR) refers to the second rise of the body mass index (BMI) curve that usually occurs between six and eight years of age. AR timing has a significant impact on patients’ health: early AR (EAR), usually before the age of five, is ...
Alessandra Li Pomi +8 more
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Stage- and sex-specific associations of prenatal individual and mixed metals exposure with adiposity peak and adiposity rebound among children: a prospective birth cohort study [PDF]
BMC MedicineBackground Adiposity peak (AP) and adiposity rebound (AR) are key indicators of early childhood growth, which are closely related to obesity, premature puberty, and metabolic abnormalities.
Yingying Zuo +10 more
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