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Gestational Weight Gain And Child Adiposity At Age 3 Years, Emily Oken, Elsie M. Taveras, Ken P. Kleinman, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Matthew W. Gillman
Gestational Weight Gain And Child Adiposity At Age 3 Years, Emily Oken, Elsie M. Taveras, Ken P. Kleinman, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Matthew W. Gillman
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OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of gestational weight gain with child adiposity.
STUDY DESIGN
Using multivariable regression, we studied associations of total gestational weight gain and weight gain according to 1990 Institute of Medicine guidelines with child outcomes among 1044 mother-child pairs in Project Viva.
RESULTS
Greater weight gain was associated with higher child body mass index z-score (0.13 units per 5 kg [95% CI, 0.08, 0.19]), sum of subscapular and triceps skinfold thicknesses (0.26 mm [95% CI, 0.02, 0.51]), and systolic blood pressure (0.60 mm Hg [95% CI, 0.06, 1.13]). Compared with inadequate …