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Delivery by caesarean section and risk of obesity in preschool age children: a prospective cohort study
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Objective: To examine whether delivery by caesarean section is a risk factor for childhood obesity. Design: Prospective prebirth cohort study (Project Viva). Setting: Eight outpatient multi-specialty practices based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Participants: We recruited women during early pregnancy between 1999 and 2002, and followed their children after birth. We included 1255 children with body composition measured at 3 years of age. Main outcome measures: BMI score, obesity (BMI for age and sex ≥95th percentile), and sum of triceps plus subscapular skinfold thicknesses at 3 years of age. Results: 284 children (22.6%) were delivered by caesarean section. At age 3, 15.7% of children delivered by caesarean section were obese compared with 7.5% of children born vaginally. In multivariable logistic and linear regression models adjusting for maternal prepregnancy BMI, birth weight, and other covariates, birth by caesarean section was associated with a higher odds of obesity at age 3 (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.36 to 3.23), higher mean BMI z-score (0.20 units, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.33), and higher sum of triceps plus subscapular skinfold thicknesses (0.94 mm, 95% CI 0.36 to 1.51). Conclusions: Infants delivered by caesarean section may be at increased risk of childhood obesity. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings and to explore mechanisms underlying this association.
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- Huh, S. Y., Rifas-Shiman, S. L., Zera, C. A., Edwards, J. W. R., Oken, E., Weiss, S. T., & Gillman, M. W.
- Venue
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2012-05-23
- Volume
- 97
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 610-616
- ISSN
- 0003-9888 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2044
- OpenAlex
- W2159619567
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 23.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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