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Infant growth rates predict childhood obesity in Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Thailand

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2013

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1252208

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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 96, No.SUPPL.1 (2013), p.S25-S29

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Kongsomboon K. Infant growth rates predict childhood obesity in Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Thailand. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 96, No.SUPPL.1 (2013), p.S25-S29. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6754

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Infant growth rates predict childhood obesity in Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Thailand

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Kongsomboon K.

Abstract

Background: Obesity is increasingly becoming a problem among the Thai people; infant growth rates have been shown to be linked to childhood obesity. Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the period of infant growth and to identify a cut-off point, in order to be able to predict overweight and obesity in children age 3-4 years at the Well Baby Clinic, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center (HRH MSMC). Material and Method: The design was retrospective cohort. All subjects born on 2005 at HRH MSMC, in Nakhon Nayok. The author used means of weight and length at 1-6 months, 7-12 months, 13-18 months, 19-24 months and 37-48 months and then constructed a weight-for-length Z score using the LMS method. The difference in Z score between each age group was compared, to predict overweight and obesity at 37-48 months of age. A defined cut-off point, with a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, p-value < 0.05 was regarded as significant. Results: The 227 from newborns were included in the present study. The prevalence of overweight and obesity at 3-4 years of age was 14%. The cut-off point for accelerated growth was ≥ 0.62SD or ≥ 23.2 percentiles (Z score changes from 7-12 months to 13-18 months), with a positive predictive value of 40%. Conclusion: The accelerated change of weight-for-length at 7-12 to 13-18 months of age can be used to predict overweight and obesity at 3-4 years of age at HRH MSMC.

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Article
 Child
 Child growth
 Childhood obesity
 Cohort analysis
 Female
 Growth rate
 Human
 Infant
 Male
 Medical record
 Named inventories, questionnaires and rating scales
 Predictive value
 Preschool child
 Prevalence
 Retrospective study
 Thailand
 Weight for length Z score
 Analysis of Variance
 Child Development
 Child, Preschool
 Female
 Humans
 Infant
 Infant, Newborn
 Male
 Obesity
 Predictive Value of Tests
 Prevalence
 Retrospective Studies
 ROC Curve
 Thailand

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