Infancy weight gain, parental socioeconomic position, and childhood overweight and obesity: a Danish register-based cohort study

Volume: 19, Issue: 1
Published: Sep 2, 2019
Abstract
Rapid infant weight gain (RIWG) is a very strong predictor of childhood overweight and obesity (COO). Socioeconomic position (SEP) is also related to the risk of COO and parents of different SEP may differ in their reaction to accelerated infant weight gain. Together this could lead to differences in how weight gain and COO risk relate across SEP. This study aimed to analyse possible interaction of SEP and RIWG on COO risk. A register-based...
Paper Details
Title
Infancy weight gain, parental socioeconomic position, and childhood overweight and obesity: a Danish register-based cohort study
Published Date
Sep 2, 2019
Volume
19
Issue
1
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