Birth weight and BMI change from adolescence into adulthood

Citation

Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; Bollen, Kenneth A.; Chen, Ping; & Harris, Kathleen Mullan (2018). Birth weight and BMI change from adolescence into adulthood. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Denver, CO.

Abstract

Adult chronic disease is a major public health problem. Although typically associated with aging and health of the elderly, there is mounting evidence that chronic conditions are beginning at younger ages in the US. An important factor contributing factor is the increasing levels of obesity in the US population, well documented in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health cohort. We use data from Waves I through V of Add Health to examine BMI growth curves over time, and investigate demographic differences (sex, race/ethnicity/SES) in trends. Framed in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) paradigm, we will then test a fetal origins of disease model to examine associations between birth weight (proxy for fetal environment) and BMI across time. The Fetal Origins/Infant Model emphasizes gestation as “sensitive periods,” when an exposure has a stronger effect on development than it would at other time points.

URL

https://paa.confex.com/paa/2018/webprogrampreliminary/Paper23696.html

Keyword(s)

birth weight BMI obesity

Reference Type

Conference proceeding

Book Title

Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America

Series Title

Health and mortality 2

Author(s)

Halpern, Carolyn Tucker
Bollen, Kenneth A.
Chen, Ping
Harris, Kathleen Mullan

Year Published

2018

City of Publication

Denver, CO

Reference ID

8354