Body mass index trajectories in early childhood in relation to cardiometabolic risk profile and body composition at 5 years of age

Both impaired and accelerated postnatal growth have been associated with adult risks of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, the timing of the onset of cardiometabolic changes and the specific growth trajectories linking early growth with later disease risks are not well understood.The aim of this study was to identify distinct trajectories of BMI growth from 0 to 5 y and examine their...