Abstract
Objective: To examine the impact of childhood body mass index (BMI) on timing of puberty, adult stature and obesity.
Design: A retrospective school-based cohort follow-up study.
Subjects: A total of 1520 men born between 1927 and 1956 with serial height and weight measurements from the age of 9 to 18, followed up in adulthood at a mean age of 63 years.
Measurements: Prepubertal (child) BMI; age at peak height velocity (APHV); adult leg length, waist and hip circumference (self-reported), and height and weight (measured).
Results: Boys with a higher childhood BMI tended to have an earlier puberty (per s.d. increase in child BMI: -0.31 years, 95% confidence interval (CI): -0.23 to -0.39, P
Translated title of the contribution | The impact of childhood body mass index on timing of puberty, adult stature and obesity: a follow-up study on adolescent and anthropometry recorded at Christ's Hospital (1936-1964) |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 14 - 22 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Obesity |
Volume | 30 (1) |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2006 |