Childhood and Family Infl uences on Body Mass Index in Early Adulthood: Findings from the Ontario Child Health Study

2013 ◽  
pp. 153-178
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Health Study

scholarly journals Childhood and family influences on body mass index in early adulthood: findings from the Ontario Child Health Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gonzalez ◽  
Michael H. Boyle ◽  
Katholiki Georgiades ◽  
Laura Duncan ◽  
Leslie R. Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Health Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Level ◽  
History Of

Background Overweight and obesity are steadily increasing worldwide with the greatest prevalence occurring in high-income countries. Many factors influence body mass index (BMI); however multiple influences assessed in families and individuals are rarely studied together in a prospective design. Our objective was to model the impact of multiple influences at the child (low birth weight, history of maltreatment, a history of childhood mental and physical conditions, and school difficulties) and family level (parental income and education, parental mental and physical health, and family functioning) on BMI in early adulthood. Methods We used data from the Ontario Child Health Study, a prospective, population-based study of 3,294 children (ages 4–16 years) enrolled in 1983 and followed up in 2001 (N = 1,928; ages 21–35 years). Using multilevel models, we tested the association between family and child-level variables and adult BMI after controlling for sociodemographic variables and health status in early adulthood. Results At the child level, presence of psychiatric disorder and school difficulties were related to higher BMI in early adulthood. At the family level, receipt of social assistance was associated with higher BMI, whereas family functioning, having immigrant parents and higher levels of parental education were associated with lower BMI. We found that gender moderated the effect of two risk factors on BMI: receipt of social assistance and presence of a medical condition in childhood. In females, but not in males, the presence of these risk factors was associated with higher BMI in early adulthood. Conclusion Overall, these findings indicate that childhood risk factors associated with higher BMI in early adulthood are multi-faceted and long-lasting. These findings highlight the need for preventive interventions to be implemented at the family level in childhood.

scholarly journals Childhood and family influences on body mass index in early adulthood: findings from the Ontario Child Health Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gonzalez ◽  
Michael H. Boyle ◽  
Katholiki Georgiades ◽  
Laura Duncan ◽  
Leslie R. Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Health Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Level ◽  
History Of

Background Overweight and obesity are steadily increasing worldwide with the greatest prevalence occurring in high-income countries. Many factors influence body mass index (BMI); however multiple influences assessed in families and individuals are rarely studied together in a prospective design. Our objective was to model the impact of multiple influences at the child (low birth weight, history of maltreatment, a history of childhood mental and physical conditions, and school difficulties) and family level (parental income and education, parental mental and physical health, and family functioning) on BMI in early adulthood. Methods We used data from the Ontario Child Health Study, a prospective, population-based study of 3,294 children (ages 4–16 years) enrolled in 1983 and followed up in 2001 (N = 1,928; ages 21–35 years). Using multilevel models, we tested the association between family and child-level variables and adult BMI after controlling for sociodemographic variables and health status in early adulthood. Results At the child level, presence of psychiatric disorder and school difficulties were related to higher BMI in early adulthood. At the family level, receipt of social assistance was associated with higher BMI, whereas family functioning, having immigrant parents and higher levels of parental education were associated with lower BMI. We found that gender moderated the effect of two risk factors on BMI: receipt of social assistance and presence of a medical condition in childhood. In females, but not in males, the presence of these risk factors was associated with higher BMI in early adulthood. Conclusion Overall, these findings indicate that childhood risk factors associated with higher BMI in early adulthood are multi-faceted and long-lasting. These findings highlight the need for preventive interventions to be implemented at the family level in childhood.

scholarly journals Childhood and family influences on body mass index in early adulthood: findings from the Ontario Child Health Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gonzalez ◽  
Michael H Boyle ◽  
Katholiki Georgiades ◽  
Laura Duncan ◽  
Leslie R Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Family Influences

U-Shaped Association between Body Mass Index and the Prevalence of Wheeze and Asthma, but not Eczema or Rhinoconjunctivitis: The Ryukyus Child Health Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 804-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiko Tanaka ◽  
Yoshihiro Miyake ◽  
Masashi Arakawa ◽  
Satoshi Sasaki ◽  
Yukihiro Ohya
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Health Study

Pre-pregnancy body mass index is associated with offspring body composition in adulthood before adiposity-related disorders: a retrospective cohort

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Ilana Eshriqui ◽  
Angélica Marques Martins Valente ◽  
Luciana Dias Folchetti ◽  
Bianca de Almeida-Pititto ◽  
Sandra Roberta G. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Directed Acyclic Graphs ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Appendicular Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Three Body

Abstract Objective: To investigate the association between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and offspring body composition in adulthood. Design: Retrospective cohort. Undergraduates of nutrition or nutritionists were recruited at the baseline of the Nutritionists’ Health Study between 2014 and 2017. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and current life aspects were self-reported through online questionnaires. Three body compartments were DXA-determined. The following variables were obtained: body-fat (%), fat mass index (FMI) (kg/m2), android-to-gynoid fat ratio, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (cm3), appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) (kg/m2), total bone and femur mineral content (g) and density (g/cm2). Linear regression adjusted according to directed acyclic graphs recommendation was performed. Setting: São Paulo, Brazil. Participants: Healthy non-pregnant women (aged 20-45 years) (n=150). Results: Median age and BMI were 22 years (IQR=20; 29) and 22.3 kg/m2 (IQR=20.4; 25.3). Pre-pregnancy BMI≥25 kg/m2 was reported by 14.7% of mothers. In fully adjusted models, maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was associated with their daughters’ body-fat % (β=0.31; 95%CI=0.0004; 0.63), FMI (β=0.17; 95%CI=0.03; 0.30, android-to-gynoid ratio (β=0.01; 95%CI=0.004; 0.02) and VAT (β=0.09; 95%CI=0.02; 0.16), but not with total bone density (β=0.001; 95%CI=-0.003; 0.006) and content (β=7.13; 95%CI=-4.19; 18.46). Direct association with ASMI was also detected, but lost statistical significance when participants whose mothers were underweight were excluded. Conclusions: Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index was directly associated with offspring general and visceral adiposity but seem not to be associated with bone mass. Results reinforce importance of avoiding excess of maternal adiposity, as an attempt to break the vicious cycle of obesity transmission.

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