Analysis of 'sensitive' periods of fetal and child growth.


Journal

International journal of epidemiology
ISSN: 1464-3685
Titre abrégé: Int J Epidemiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7802871

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 02 2019
Historique:
revised: 05 03 2018
accepted: 14 03 2018
pubmed: 5 4 2018
medline: 29 1 2020
entrez: 5 4 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Birth weight and weight gain in infancy and early childhood are commonly studied as risk factors for later cardiometabolic diseases. In this study, we explore methods for quantifying weight gain during different age periods and for comparing the magnitude of the associations with later blood pressure. Based on data from a birth cohort study nested within a large cluster-randomized trial with repeated measures of weight from birth to 16 years of age, we compared the results of four analytic approaches to assess sensitive periods of growth in relation to blood pressure at age 16 years. Approaches based on z-scores of weight or weight gain velocity (both standardized for age and sex) or on regression-based conditional weight standardized residuals yielded more coherent results than an approach based on absolute weight gain velocity. Weight gain standardized by sex and age was positively associated with blood pressure at 16 years at all postnatal age periods, but the magnitude of association was larger during adolescence (11.5-16 years) than during earlier intervals (0-3 months, 3-12 months, 1-6.5 years or 6.5-11.5 years). Standardization of weight and weight gain by age and sex, or regression-based standardized residuals based on conditional weight, reflects relative gain and thus accounts for the rapid weight gains normally observed in early infancy and puberty. Adolescence appears to be a more sensitive period for relative weight gain effects on later blood pressure than earlier periods, even those of similar duration.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Birth weight and weight gain in infancy and early childhood are commonly studied as risk factors for later cardiometabolic diseases. In this study, we explore methods for quantifying weight gain during different age periods and for comparing the magnitude of the associations with later blood pressure.
METHODS
Based on data from a birth cohort study nested within a large cluster-randomized trial with repeated measures of weight from birth to 16 years of age, we compared the results of four analytic approaches to assess sensitive periods of growth in relation to blood pressure at age 16 years.
RESULTS
Approaches based on z-scores of weight or weight gain velocity (both standardized for age and sex) or on regression-based conditional weight standardized residuals yielded more coherent results than an approach based on absolute weight gain velocity. Weight gain standardized by sex and age was positively associated with blood pressure at 16 years at all postnatal age periods, but the magnitude of association was larger during adolescence (11.5-16 years) than during earlier intervals (0-3 months, 3-12 months, 1-6.5 years or 6.5-11.5 years).
CONCLUSIONS
Standardization of weight and weight gain by age and sex, or regression-based standardized residuals based on conditional weight, reflects relative gain and thus accounts for the rapid weight gains normally observed in early infancy and puberty. Adolescence appears to be a more sensitive period for relative weight gain effects on later blood pressure than earlier periods, even those of similar duration.

Identifiants

pubmed: 29618044
pii: 4958803
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy045
pmc: PMC6380295
doi:

Banques de données

ISRCTN
['ISRCTN37687716']

Types de publication

Journal Article Multicenter Study Observational Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

116-123

Subventions

Organisme : CIHR
ID : 53155
Pays : Canada
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : R01 HD050758
Pays : United States
Organisme : Department of Health
Pays : United Kingdom

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2018; all rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association.

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Auteurs

Xun Zhang (X)

Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada.

Kate Tilling (K)

School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Richard M Martin (RM)

School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
National Institute for Health Research, Bristol Biomedical Research Center, Bristol, UK.

Emily Oken (E)

Division of Chronic Disease Research across the Lifecourse, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA.

Ashley I Naimi (AI)

Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.

Izzuddin M Aris (IM)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Seungmi Yang (S)

Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada.

Michael S Kramer (MS)

Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada.
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada.

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