Developmental trajectories of body mass index among Japanese children and impact of maternal factors during pregnancy.

BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to 1) determine the distinct patterns of body mass index (BMI) trajectories in Japanese children, and 2) elucidate the maternal factors during pregnancy, which contribute to the determination of those patterns. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: All of the childr...

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Main Authors: Chiyori Haga, Naoki Kondo, Kohta Suzuki, Miri Sato, Daisuke Ando, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Taichiro Tanaka, Zentaro Yamagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3521723?pdf=render