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Trial reportScientific reports2021

The associations between maternal BMI and gestational weight gain and health outcomes in offspring at age 1 and 7 years.

Valentina Chiavaroli, Sarah A Hopkins, Janene B Biggs, Raquel O Rodrigues, Sumudu N Seneviratne, James C Baldi, Lesley M E McCowan, Wayne S Cutfield, Paul L Hofman, José G B Derraik

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Valentina ChiavaroliLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sarah A HopkinsLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Janene B BiggsLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Raquel O RodriguesLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sumudu N SeneviratneLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
James C BaldiDepartment of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Lesley M E McCowanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wayne S CutfieldLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Paul L HofmanLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. p.hofman@auckland.ac.nz.
José G B DerraikLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. j.derraik@auckland.ac.nz.
University of Auckland · NZAzienda USL di Pescara · ITUniversity of Colombo · LKUniversity of Otago · NZUppsala University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In secondary analyses of a randomised controlled trial of exercise during pregnancy, we examined associations between mid-pregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) with offspring health. Follow-up data were available on 57 mother-child pairs at 1-year and 52 pairs at 7-year follow-ups. Clinical assessments included body composition and fasting blood tests. At age 1 year, increased maternal BMI in mid-gestation was associated with greater weight standard deviation scores (SDS) in the offspring (p = 0.035), with no observed associations for excessive GWG. At age 7 years, greater maternal BMI was associated with increased weight SDS (p < 0.001), BMI SDS (p = 0.005), and total body fat percentage (p = 0.037) in their children. Irrespective of maternal BMI, children born to mothers with excessive GWG had greater abdominal adiposity (p = 0.043) and less favourable lipid profile (lower HDL-C and higher triglycerides). At 7 years, maternal BMI and excessive GWG had compounded adverse associations with offspring adiposity. Compared to offspring of mothers with overweight/obesity plus excessive GWG, children of normal-weight mothers with adequate and excessive GWG were 0.97 and 0.64 SDS lighter (p = 0.002 and p = 0.014, respectively), and 0.98 and 0.63 SDS leaner (p = 0.001 and p = 0.014, respectively). Both greater maternal BMI in mid-pregnancy and excessive GWG were independently associated with increased adiposity in offspring at 7 years.

Indexed as

Child HealthGestational Weight GainBirth WeightBlood GlucoseBody CompositionBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantLipidsMalePregnancyBlood GlucoseLipids

Identifiers

PMID34675369
PMCPMC8531053
OpenAlexW3205863769

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