Mediation of the association between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and childhood overweight/obesity by birth anthropometry
Stevens DR, Neelon B, Roberts JR, Taylor SN, Newman RB, Vena JE, Hunt KJ. Mediation of the association between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and childhood overweight/obesity by birth anthropometry. Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2020, 12: 71-78. PMID: 32077839, PMCID: PMC7438242, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174420000033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOffspring overweight/obesityOverweight/obesityMaternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesityPre-pregnancy overweight/obesityChildhood overweight/obesityBirth anthropometryOffspring anthropometryUtero exposureMaternal body mass index (BMI) categoryMaternal overweight/obesityBody mass index categoriesNatural direct effectNatural indirect effectGestational diabetesHypertensive disordersRetrospective cohortObesityIndex categoriesMother-child dyadsDevelopmental programmingBiologic pathwaysHospital systemAnthropometryAssociationBirth