Low and high birth weight as risk factors for obesity among 4 to 5 year old Australian children : does gender matter?


Autoria(s): Oldroyd, John; Renzaho, Andre; Skouteris, Helen
Data(s)

01/01/2011

Resumo

Studies testing whether birth weight and childhood obesity differ by gender are lacking. We aimed to describe the relationship between birth weight and childhood overweight/obesity and investigate the influence that gender has on this relationship among 4 to 5-year-old children. We performed a secondary analysis of an Australian nationally representative cross-sectional study in 4 to 5-year-old children. The main outcome measure was child overweight and obesity. We found that low birth weight (LBW) was associated with lower risk of overweight/obesity among girls at 4–5 years before (OR 0.50, 95%CI 0.32, 0.77) and after adjusting for socio-demographic factors (OR 0.51 95%CI 0.33, 0.80) and ethnicity (OR 0.52, 95%CI 0.33, 0.81) but was not associated with child overweight/obesity among boys before or after adjustment. High birth weight (HBW) was associated with a higher risk of overweight/obesity among both girls (adjusted OR: 1.76, 95%CI 1.12, 2.78) and boys (adjusted OR: 2.42 95% CI 2.06, 2.86). Conclusion: There are gender differences in the association of birth weight with child overweight/obesity. HBW was associated with a higher risk of child overweight/obesity in boys and girls before and after adjustment for socio-demographic factors. However, LBW was associated with a lower risk of child overweight/obesity in girls but not in boys. These gender differences need to be considered when planning interventions to reduce child overweight/obesity.<br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032731

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Springer

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30032731/renzaho-lowandhigh-2010.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-010-1375-4

Direitos

2010, Springer-Verlag

Palavras-Chave #Birth weight #Child obesity #Gender
Tipo

Journal Article