Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0830 |
| Title: | Cesarean section and risk of obesity in childhood, adolescence and adulthood: evidence from 3 Brazilian birth cohorts. |
| Author(s): | Barros FC, Matijasevich A, et al. |
| Reference: | Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Feb;95(2):465-70. Epub 2012 Jan 11. |
| Place of Study: | Brazil |
| Abstract: | The authors analyzed data from 3 birth-cohort studies started in 1982, 1993, and 2004 in Southern Brazil. Subjects were assessed at different ages until 23 y of age. Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios with adjustment for ≤15 socioeconomic, demographic, maternal, anthropometric, and behavioral covariates.
In the crude analyses, subjects born by CS had ∼50% higher prevalence of obesity at 4, 11, and 15 y of age but not at 23 y of age. After adjustment for covariates, prevalence ratios were markedly reduced and no longer significant for men or women. The only exception was an association for 4-y-old boys in the 1993 cohort, which was not observed in the other 2 cohorts or for girls.
CONCLUSION:
In these 3 birth cohorts, CSs do not seem to lead to an important increased risk of obesity during childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood. |
| Keyword(s): | caesarean, cesarean, obesity, obesity in chilhood |
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