Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0829 |
| Title: | Delivery by caesarean section and risk of obesity in preschool age children: a prospective cohort study. |
| Author(s): | Huh SY, SL Rifas-Shiman, et al. |
| Reference: | Arch Dis Child. 2012 May 23. [Epub ahead of print] |
| Place of Study: | USA |
| Abstract: |
The authors recruited women during early pregnancy between 1999 and 2002, and followed their children after birth. They included 1255 children with body composition measured at 3 years of age.
: 284 children (22.6%) were delivered by caesarean section. At age 3, 15.7% of children delivered by caesarean section were obese compared with 7.5% of children born vaginally. In multivariable logistic and linear regression models adjusting for maternal prepregnancy BMI, birth weight, and other covariates, birth by caesarean section was associated with a higher odds of obesity at age 3 (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.36 to 3.23), higher mean BMI z-score (0.20 units, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.33), and higher sum of triceps plus subscapular skinfold thicknesses (0.94 mm, 95% CI 0.36 to 1.51).
CONCLUSIONS:
Infants delivered by caesarean section may be at increased risk of childhood obesity. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings and to explore mechanisms underlying this association.
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| Keyword(s): | caesarean, cesarean, obesity, obesity in chilhood |
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