Four methods to identify sensitive periods of infant weight gain associated with adolescent BMI in a Chinese birth cohort

Four methods to identify sensitive periods of infant weight gain associated with adolescent BMI in a Chinese birth cohort

Abstract Infant weight gain is strongly linked to a higher risk of childhood and adolescent obesity. However, limited growth assessments and inconsistent weight gain measures hinder the identification of sensitive early-life periods. This study aims to use various methods to quantify weight gain acr...

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Main Authors: Jiayu Shan, Huilan Feng, Xinyi Li, Shaoru Li, Yingze Zhu, Liang Wang, Yue Cheng, Lingxia Zeng, Zhonghai Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Birth cohort
Infancy and young childhood
Weight gain
Sensitive period
Early adolescence
BMI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10366-7
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