Association between maternal pre-delivery body mass index and offspring overweight/obesity at 1 and 2 years of age among residents of a suburb in Taiwan

Background Overweight and obesity among children can cause metabolic syndrome in adulthood and are a significant public health issue. Some studies suggest that maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and excessive gestational weight gain during pregnancy are associated with overweight and obesi...

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Main Authors: Hsien-Kuan Liu, Chien-Yi Wu, Yung-Ning Yang, Pei-Ling Wu, Zong-Rong He, San-Nan Yang, Shu-Leei Tey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6473.pdf