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Body Mass Index From Early to Late Childhood and Cardiometabolic Measurements at 11 to 12 Years.
Pediatrics - 1 Aug 2020
Lycett Kate, Juonala Markus, Magnussen Costan G, Norrish David, Mensah Fiona K, Liu Richard, Clifford Susan A, Carlin John B, Olds Tim, Saffery Richard, Kerr Jessica A, Ranganathan Sarath, Baur Louise A, Sabin Matthew A, Cheung Michael, Dwyer Terence, Liu Mengjiao, Burgner David, Wake Melissa
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OBJECTIVES: To examine how overweight and obesity at specific ages and overall BMI growth patterns throughout childhood predict cardiometabolic phenotypes at 11 to 12 years. METHODS: In a population-based sample of 5107 infants, BMI was measured every 2 years between ages 2 to 3 and 10 to 11 years. We identified 5 BMI trajectories using growth curve models. At ages 11 to 12 years, 1811 children completed...
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