Birth Weight and Eating Behaviors of Young Children

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Oliveira, Andreia (Author) Other; Guillain, Blandine de lauzon (Author) Other; Jones, Louise (Author) Other; Emmett, Pauline (Author) Other; Moreira, Pedro (Author) FCNAUP; Ramos, Elisabete (Author) Other; Charles, Marie Aline (Author) Other; Lopes, Carla (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Pediatrics

Vol. 166 No. 1

Pages: 59-65

ISSN: 0022-3476

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00A-2QQ

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.09.031

Abstract (EN): Objective To evaluate the relationships prospectively between birth weight (standardized for gestational age) and problematic eating behaviors, as reported by the parents, at different ages in 3 birth cohorts: Generation XXI (Portugal), Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (United Kingdom), and Etude des Determinants pre et postnatals precoces du developpement et de la sante de l'ENfant study (France) - HabEat project. We also aimed to explore the effect of child's current body mass index (BMI) in these relationships. Study design Problematic eating behaviors were assessed at 4-6, 12-15, 24, and 48-54 months, based on caregiver's perception. Children born small, appropriate, and large for gestational age were defined based on sex-specific Kramer growth references. Associations were tested by logistic regression (OR, 95% CI) adjusted for maternal age, education, BMI, smoking, breastfeeding duration, older siblings, birth type and, in a second step, for child's current BMI World Health Organization z-score. Results Parents of children born small for gestational age (compared with appropriate gestational age) reported more often feeding difficulties and poor eating patterns (eating small quantities or needing stimulation to eat) at 4-6 months (Generation XXI: OR 2.02, 95% CI 1.40-2.94; Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.14-1.62; Etude des Determinants pre et postnatals precoces du developpement et de la sante de l'ENfant OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.50-6.96), but this effect was weaker at older ages. Overall, the effects decreased, after adjustment for child's BMI, but remained significant. Conclusions Low birth weight for gestational age was related to later difficulty in eating behaviors, primarily in the first 4-6 months.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10