Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 1068 |
| Title: | Grip strength at four years in relation to birth weight. |
| Author(s): | Dodds R, Macdonald-Wallis C |
| Reference: | J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2012 Apr 1;3(2). doi: 10.1017/S204017441100081X |
| Place of Study: | UK |
| Abstract: | . In a prospective general population birth cohort (Southampton Women's Survey) grip strength and anthropometry (height and weight) were measured in 968 children at age 4 years. Mean (standard deviation (S.D.)) birth weight was 3.48 (0.52) kg. Birth weight, adjusted for sex and gestational age, was positively associated with grip strength (β = 0.22 kg/S.D. increase in adjusted birth weight; 95% CI 0.11, 0.34). The relationship was attenuated after adjustment for current height and weight such that it became non-significant (β = 0.03 kg/S.D. increase in adjusted birth weight; 95% CI -0.08, 0.14), suggesting that body size may be on the causal pathway. Early influences on muscle development appear to impact on grip strength in children as well as adults |
| Keyword(s): | birth weight, birthweight, grip strength |
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