Effects of body size and change in body size from infancy through childhood on body mass index in adulthood

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1305-1311

  Bjerregaard, L G ^a   Rasmussen, K M ^b   Michaelsen, K F ^c   Skytthe, A ^d   Mortensen, E L ^a,c   Baker, J L ^a,e   Sorensen T I A ^a,e  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INFANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BREAST FEEDING; DENMARK; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84904083327     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.108     Document Type: Article

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