Predicting the risk of childhood overweight and obesity at 4–5 years using population-level pregnancy and early-life healthcare data

Predicting the risk of childhood overweight and obesity at 4–5 years using population-level pregnancy and early-life healthcare data

Abstract Background Nearly a third of children in the UK are overweight, with the prevalence in the most deprived areas more than twice that in the least deprived. The aim was to develop a risk identification model for childhood overweight/obesity applied during pregnancy and early life using routin...

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Main Authors: Nida Ziauddeen, Sam Wilding, Paul J. Roderick, Nicholas S. Macklon, Dianna Smith, Debbie Chase, Nisreen A. Alwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Pregnancy
Early life
Overweight
Obesity
Prediction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01568-z

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