SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2024
Body mass index in parents and their adult offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Body mass index in parents and their adult offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Pooled it
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- Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI, Offspring Adiposity in Late Childhood, and Age of Weaning: A Causal Mediation Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Association of Body Mass Index between Adolescents and their Parents in Mumbai and Kolkata: A Population-based Study.The British journal of translational global healthArticle
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Abstract
Obesity may track across generations, due to genetics and shared family environmental factors, or possibly intrauterine programming. However, many studies only assess associations between maternal body mass index (BMI) and offspring BMI in childhood. To determine whether maternal and paternal associations with offspring BMI differ and whether associations persist into adulthood, a systematic review and meta-analysis was done. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar (to October 2022) were searched. Observational studies reporting associations between maternal or paternal BMI and adult offspring BMI were included. Offspring BMIs were reported as continuous or categorical measures. Forty-six studies were included in the systematic review. Meta-analyses were conducted using random-effects models. Parental BMI was positively associated with offspring BMI in adulthood. The pooled mother-offspring standardized mean difference (SMD) was 0.23 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.20, 0.26), and father-offspring SMD was similar: 0.22 (95% CI: 0.19, 0.25) in adjusted models. Offspring of mothers with overweight or obesity had the same risk of higher BMI as offspring of fathers with overweight or obesity. If these associations are causal, they support interventions targeting all family members, rather than focusing solely on mothers, to obtain a healthy weight development among offspring.
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