Child height and the risk of young-adult obesity.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Steven D StovitzJohn H Himes

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a major risk factor for adult obesity, and obese children tend to be taller than their normal-weight peers. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether childhood height influences the probability that normal or overweight children become overweight young adults. The study involved a multicenter prospective cohort of subjects assessed in both third grade and 12th grade, n=2802. Main exposures were CDC childhood BMI categories and height quartiles from third-grade measurements. Main outcome measure was CDC adult BMI categories from 12th-grade measurements. Associations between childhood height quartiles, childhood BMI categories, and adult BMI categories were assessed using chi-square tests and logistic regression models. Overall, 79% of overweight children remained overweight as young adults. Among children who were overweight or obese, the probability of becoming an overweight or obese young adult was 85% for children in the top quartile of height and 67% for children in the bottom quartile of height (p=0.007). Among children who were normal weight, the probability of becoming an overweight or obese young adult was 25% for children in the top height quartile versus 17% for children in the bottom height qua...Continue Reading

References

Mar 20, 1998·The Journal of Pediatrics·W H Dietz, T N Robinson
Dec 4, 2003·International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·D S FreedmanG S Berenson
May 29, 2004·Obesity Research·David S FreedmanMary Horlick
May 29, 2008·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Cynthia L OgdenKatherine M Flegal
Mar 4, 2010·International Journal of Oncology·Paolo FiorenzoRoberto Pallini

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 30, 2011·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·W JohnsonE W Demerath
Jan 28, 2014·PloS One·Paula van DommelenStef van Buuren
Jan 16, 2014·The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society·H David McCarthy
Dec 24, 2015·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·M SimmondsN Woolacott
Jun 2, 2011·American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council·Steven D StovitzJohn H Himes
Nov 28, 2013·Annals of Human Biology·Lifoter K NavtiH David McCarthy
Sep 25, 2010·The Journal of Pediatrics·Andrea L DeierleinAmy H Herring
Apr 8, 2014·Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community·Yolanda Suarez-BalcazarValentina V Lukyanova
Sep 11, 2016·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·M M JaKaN E Sherwood
Jul 5, 2013·Clinical Nursing Research·Guiju SunJianghong Liu
Apr 5, 2018·Current Obesity Reports·Angel S ByrdFatima Cody Stanford
Nov 25, 2017·The New England Journal of Medicine·Zachary J WardSteven L Gortmaker
Mar 29, 2011·European Journal of Public Health·Amanda Sacker, Yvonne J Kelly

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Best Practice & Research. Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jonathan C K Wells
International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
I E BuchanT J Cole
International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
B S MetcalfT J Wilkin
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved