Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6221693 | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2015 | 4 Pages |
ObjectiveTo investigate whether increments of weight gain in early infancy are related to the timing of adiposity rebound (AR).Study designA total of 271 children (147 boys and 124 girls) in 1 community were enrolled in the study. Serial measurements of body mass index were carried out at the ages of 4, 8, and 12Â months and 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10Â years, based on which the age of AR was determined. We also calculated body weight increments in 3 separate periods: birth to 4Â months, 4-8Â months, and 8-12Â months.ResultsThere was no significant relationship between weight gain in any period of infancy and the age of AR. Weight gain between birth and 4Â months was positively correlated only with body mass index at 7Â years of age.ConclusionsWe could not find an association between body weight gain during infancy and the timing of AR. This suggests that infantile weight gain is not related to childhood obesity through AR.