Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy
Objective To determine risk factors for childhood overweight that can be identified during the first year of life to facilitate early identification and targeted intervention. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Search strategy Electronic database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and...
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| author | Weng, Stephen Franklin Redsell, Sarah A. Swift, Judy A. Yang, Min Glazebrook, Cristine P. |
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| description | Objective To determine risk factors for childhood
overweight that can be identified during the first year of
life to facilitate early identification and targeted
intervention.
Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Search strategy Electronic database search of
MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and CAB Abstracts.
Eligibility criteria Prospective observational studies
following up children from birth for at least 2 years.
Results Thirty prospective studies were identified.
Significant and strong independent associations with
childhood overweight were identified for maternal prepregnancy
overweight, high infant birth weight and rapid
weight gain during the first year of life. Meta-analysis
comparing breastfed with non-breastfed infants found a
15% decrease (95% CI 0.74 to 0.99; I2=73.3%; n=10)
in the odds of childhood overweight. For children of
mothers smoking during pregnancy there was a 47%
increase (95% CI 1.26 to 1.73; I2=47.5%; n=7) in the
odds of childhood overweight. There was some evidence
associating early introduction of solid foods and childhood
overweight. There was conflicting evidence for duration of
breastfeeding, socioeconomic status at birth, parity and
maternal marital status at birth. No association with
childhood overweight was found for maternal age or
education at birth, maternal depression or infant ethnicity.
There was inconclusive evidence for delivery type,
gestational weight gain, maternal postpartum weight loss
and ‘fussy’ infant temperament due to the limited
number of studies.
Conclusions Several risk factors for both overweight
and obesity in childhood are identifiable during infancy.
Future research needs to focus on whether it is clinically
feasible for healthcare professionals to identify infants at
greatest risk. |
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| spelling | nottingham-23202020-05-04T16:34:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2320/ Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy Weng, Stephen Franklin Redsell, Sarah A. Swift, Judy A. Yang, Min Glazebrook, Cristine P. Objective To determine risk factors for childhood overweight that can be identified during the first year of life to facilitate early identification and targeted intervention. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Search strategy Electronic database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and CAB Abstracts. Eligibility criteria Prospective observational studies following up children from birth for at least 2 years. Results Thirty prospective studies were identified. Significant and strong independent associations with childhood overweight were identified for maternal prepregnancy overweight, high infant birth weight and rapid weight gain during the first year of life. Meta-analysis comparing breastfed with non-breastfed infants found a 15% decrease (95% CI 0.74 to 0.99; I2=73.3%; n=10) in the odds of childhood overweight. For children of mothers smoking during pregnancy there was a 47% increase (95% CI 1.26 to 1.73; I2=47.5%; n=7) in the odds of childhood overweight. There was some evidence associating early introduction of solid foods and childhood overweight. There was conflicting evidence for duration of breastfeeding, socioeconomic status at birth, parity and maternal marital status at birth. No association with childhood overweight was found for maternal age or education at birth, maternal depression or infant ethnicity. There was inconclusive evidence for delivery type, gestational weight gain, maternal postpartum weight loss and ‘fussy’ infant temperament due to the limited number of studies. Conclusions Several risk factors for both overweight and obesity in childhood are identifiable during infancy. Future research needs to focus on whether it is clinically feasible for healthcare professionals to identify infants at greatest risk. BMJ Group 2012-10-29 Article PeerReviewed Weng, Stephen Franklin, Redsell, Sarah A., Swift, Judy A., Yang, Min and Glazebrook, Cristine P. (2012) Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97 (12). pp. 1019-1026. ISSN 0003-9888 http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/12/1019 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302263 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302263 |
| spellingShingle | Weng, Stephen Franklin Redsell, Sarah A. Swift, Judy A. Yang, Min Glazebrook, Cristine P. Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
| title | Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors
for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
| title_full | Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors
for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
| title_fullStr | Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors
for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors
for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
| title_short | Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors
for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
| title_sort | systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors
for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy |
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