Weight and weight gain during early infancy predict childhood obesity: A case-cohort study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1306-1311

  Andersen, L G ^a   Holst, C ^a   Michaelsen, K F ^b   Baker, J L ^a   Sorensen T I A ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Breastfeeding; Childhood obesity; Infant; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; RISK; STATISTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EPIGENOMICS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84873708938     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.134     Document Type: Article

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