Life-stage factors associated with overweight severity in adolescents
Background. Investigating life-stage factors associated with overweight may be useful in the prevention of excessive BMI increase. The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the route of delivery, birth weight and overweight onset on overweight severity in a sample of over...
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Background. Investigating life-stage factors associated with overweight may be useful in the prevention of excessive BMI increase. The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the route of delivery, birth weight and overweight onset on overweight severity in a sample of overweight adolescents followed at a Pediatric Obesity Clinic.
Methods. Clinical data from 412 adolescents with overweight (BMI ≥ p85), aged 10-18 were retrospectively collected and analyzed.
Results. Adolescents born by cesarean section (CS) showed a lower age of overweight onset, compared to other methods of delivery (d= 0.33, p= .009). Birth weight was positively associated with BMI z-score (r=.164, p= 002) and waist circumference (WC) (r=.191, p=.001). The overweight onset was negatively associated with BMI z-score (r= -.277, p < .001), WC (r= -.270, p < .001) and body fat mass (r= -.199, p=.001). Overweight duration was the best predictor of BMI z-score, explaining in 75% its variation (F=1,317)=26.94, p < .001), which increased to 99% when birth weight was included in the model (F(2,316)=18.47, p < .001).
Conclusions. This study suggests that lifestyle may interrupt the burden of CS on BMI z-score throughout growth. Moreover, increased birth weight may anticipate overweight onset, and consequently overweight duration in the presence of inadequate lifestyle behaviors.
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| spelling | doaj-art-66dfa356ec7d4e0c848a9aafe5173f442025-08-20T02:01:51ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212020-12-0162610.24953/turkjped.2020.06.011Life-stage factors associated with overweight severity in adolescentsRaziye Dut0Antonio Videira-Silva1Ana Sofia Vilardouro2Silvia Freira3Helena FonsecaDepartment of Pediatrics, İstanbul Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.Pediatric University Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal.Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. Background. Investigating life-stage factors associated with overweight may be useful in the prevention of excessive BMI increase. The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the route of delivery, birth weight and overweight onset on overweight severity in a sample of overweight adolescents followed at a Pediatric Obesity Clinic. Methods. Clinical data from 412 adolescents with overweight (BMI ≥ p85), aged 10-18 were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Results. Adolescents born by cesarean section (CS) showed a lower age of overweight onset, compared to other methods of delivery (d= 0.33, p= .009). Birth weight was positively associated with BMI z-score (r=.164, p= 002) and waist circumference (WC) (r=.191, p=.001). The overweight onset was negatively associated with BMI z-score (r= -.277, p < .001), WC (r= -.270, p < .001) and body fat mass (r= -.199, p=.001). Overweight duration was the best predictor of BMI z-score, explaining in 75% its variation (F=1,317)=26.94, p < .001), which increased to 99% when birth weight was included in the model (F(2,316)=18.47, p < .001). Conclusions. This study suggests that lifestyle may interrupt the burden of CS on BMI z-score throughout growth. Moreover, increased birth weight may anticipate overweight onset, and consequently overweight duration in the presence of inadequate lifestyle behaviors. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/542adolescentbirth weightoverweightoverweight severityway of delivery |
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| title | Life-stage factors associated with overweight severity in adolescents |
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| title_short | Life-stage factors associated with overweight severity in adolescents |
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