THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF CHILDHOOD BODY-MASS INDEX VALUES FOR OVERWEIGHT AT AGE 35 Y

被引:497
作者
GUO, SS
ROCHE, AF
CHUMLEA, WC
GARDNER, JD
SIERVOGEL, RM
机构
[1] WRIGHT STATE UNIV,DEPT PEDIAT,DAYTON,OH 45435
[2] WRIGHT STATE UNIV,DEPT COMMUNITY HLTH,DAYTON,OH 45435
[3] WRIGHT STATE UNIV,DEPT MATH & STAT,DAYTON,OH 45435
[4] HARVARD UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT MATERNAL & CHILD HLTH,BOSTON,MA 02115
关键词
OVERWEIGHT; CHILDREN; ADULTS; RISK ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1093/ajcn/59.4.810
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Larger body mass index values (BMI in kg/m2) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in adulthood and there are significant correlations between BMI values in childhood and in adulthood. The present study addresses the predictive value of childhood BMI for overweight at 35 +/- 5 v, defined as BMI > 28 for men and > 26 for women. Analyses of data for 555 white children indicated that overweight at 35 y can be predicted from BMI at younger ages. The prediction is excellent at age 18 y, good at 13 y, but only moderate at ages younger than 13 y. For 18-y-olds with a BMI value exceeding the 60th percentile, the odds of overweight at 35 v are 34% for men and 37% for women. A clinically applicable method is provided to assign an overweight child to a group with a known probability of high BMI values in adulthood.
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页码:810 / 819
页数:10
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