Relationships of maternal body mass index and plasma biomarkers with childhood body mass index and adiposity at 6 years: The Children of SCOPE study

Summary Background Maternal obesity has been implicated in the origins of childhood obesity through a suboptimal environment in‐utero. Objective We examined relationships of maternal early pregnancy body mass index (BMI), overweight/obesity, and plasma biomarkers of obesity, inflammation, insulin resistance, and placental function with measures of childhood BMI and adiposity. Methods BMI z ‐score, sum of skinfold thicknesses (SST), body fat...