scholarly journals Birth weight and gestational age: Early life management strategy to population health for glucose disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Issa Al Salmi ◽  
Suad Hannawi
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Life Management

scholarly journals Weight gain in early years and subsequent body mass index trajectories across birth weight groups: a prospective longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Lu ◽  
Anna Pearce ◽  
Leah Li
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Large For Gestational Age ◽  
Bmi Trajectories ◽  
Weight Groups

Abstract Background Rapid weight gain (RWG) in early-life is associated with increased risk of childhood obesity and is common among low-birth weight infants. Few studies have compared body mass index (BMI) trajectories of children experienced RWG to those who did not, across birth weight groups. We investigated the association between RWG in early-life and subsequent BMI trajectory and whether the association differs by birth weight. Methods We included term singletons from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (n = 10 637). RWG was defined as an increase in weight z-scores (derived using UK–WHO growth reference) between birth and 3 years >0.67. Mixed-effect fractional polynomial models were applied to examine the association between RWG and BMI trajectories (5–14 years). Models were further adjusted for confounders and stratified by birth weight-for-gestational-age group. Results Mean BMI trajectories were higher in children who experienced RWG in early-life, compared with their non-RWG counterparts. RWG was associated with higher BMI at five years [by 0.76 kg/m2 (95% CI: 0.67–0.85) in boys and 0.87 kg/m2 (0.76–0.97) in girls]; the difference persisted into adolescence [1.37 kg/m2 (1.17–1.58) and 1.75 kg/m2 (1.52–1.99) at 14 years, respectively]. Differences remained after adjustment and were particularly greater for children born large-for-gestational-age than those born small- and appropriate-for-gestational-age. Mean BMI trajectories for large-for-gestational-age children with RWG exceeded international reference curves for overweight (for obesity at some ages in girls). Conclusions RWG was associated with higher BMI trajectories throughout childhood and adolescence, especially in large-for-gestational-age children. Strategies for obesity prevention need to address factors during and before infancy and preventing excessive weight gain among infants who have already had adequate growth in utero.

scholarly journals Is increased size at birth associated with longevity on the population level? – A historical and comparative analysis of regions in Sweden

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Luciana Quaranta ◽  
Ankita Sharma ◽  
Åsa Pontén ◽  
Karin Källén ◽  
Peter M. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Birth Length ◽  
Medical Birth Register ◽  
Swedish Medical ◽  
Birth Characteristics ◽  
Early Life Factors

Abstract Increased population longevity could be influenced by early life factors. Some areas have long-lived populations, also in a historical perspective. We aimed to study these factors in Halland, an area with the highest life expectancy in Sweden. We collected archival data on gestational age and birth characteristics from 995 live singleton full-term births at the Halmstad Hospital, Halland, from the period 1936 to 1938 and compared these to 3364 births from three hospitals in nearby Scania for the period 1935–1945. In addition, data were obtained on maternal and offspring characteristics from the national Swedish Medical Birth Register during 1973–2013. The results show that when controlling for background maternal and offspring characteristics, mean birth weight (BW) and mean birth length were higher in Halland than in Scania, but the proportion of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) was lower. However, mean BW for Halland did not differ from the rest of Sweden in recent years 2004–2013. We also conducted a mortality follow-up for children born in Scania, which showed that LBW, being born SGA, or short birth length reduced survival. In conclusion, the high mean life expectancy in Halland compared to the rest of Sweden could have been associated with beneficial early life factors influencing birth size in the past. In more recent decades the mean BW of Halland is not different from the national mean. Thus, longevity could be expected to become more equal to the national mean in the future.

Intelligence level and school achievement at age 10 as related to birth weight and gestational age.

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Lagerstroem ◽  
Katarina Bremme ◽  
Peter Eneroth ◽  
David Magnusson
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Intelligence Level

scholarly journals Association of Calcium Supplementation During Pregnancy with the Birth Weight of Single-Born Neonates in Rural Northwest China

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1106-1106
Author(s):  
Gao Xiangyu ◽  
Mi Baibing ◽  
Dang Shaonong ◽  
Yan Hong
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Calcium Supplementation ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Birth Weight Percentile ◽  
Weight Percentile

Abstract Objectives To investigate the association of calcium supplementation during the pregnancy with the birth weight of single-born neonates. Methods The survey employed a multistage, stratified and random sampling to investigate 15–49 aged pregnant women in 2010 to 2013 in Shaanxi province. A self - designed questionnaire was utilized. Birth weight between the 10(th) and 90(th) percentile was classified as appropriate for gestational age(AGA) infants. Chi-square test and logistic regression models were conducted to evaluate the association of calcium supplementation with single-born neonatal birth weight. Results A total of 28,490 women was enrolled in this study, 17 349 (60.9%) of participants had calcium supplementation during pregnancy. The incidence rates of small and large gestational age infants were 13.5% and 8.3%, respectively. The study conducted that calcium supplementation had a statistically significant difference in SGA (birth weight percentile <10) (P < 0.01). After adjusting the regression models by confounding factors, we found that calcium supplementation was still protective towards SGA birth, the difference was statistically significant (OR = 0.89, 95% CI: 0.82–0.96, P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in the birth to LGA (birth weight percentile <10). Conclusions Calcium supplementation during pregnancy reduced the risk of SGA, but was not associated with the birth of LGA. Funding Sources

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