Associations of gestational weight gain with offspring thinness and obesity: by prepregnancy body mass index

Associations of gestational weight gain with offspring thinness and obesity: by prepregnancy body mass index

Abstract Background Previous studies indicated that excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) was positively associated with offspring obesity. Nevertheless, little is known about the effect of GWG on offspring thinness. This study aimed to assess the association of GWG with childhood weight status ac...

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Main Authors: Nianqing Wan, Li Cai, Weiqing Tan, Ting Zhang, Jiewen Yang, Yajun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Gestational weight gain
Maternal prepregnancy BMI
Childhood thinness
Childhood obesity
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0585-5

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