Childhood obesity is an important public health issue. We aimed to systematically review
studies that used group‐based trajectory modelling approaches to investigate body mass …

Evidence from women working night shifts during pregnancy indicates that circadian rhythm
disruption has the potential to adversely influence pregnancy outcomes. In the general …

Background Knowledge on the long-term development of adiposity throughout childhood/
adolescence and its prenatal determinants and health sequelae is lacking. We sought to (1) …

Background: In an era where around one in four children in the United Kingdom, the United
States, and Australia are overweight or obese, the development of obesity in early life needs …

Objective To identify body mass index (BMI) trajectories from birth to age 10 years and to
assess their association with child and parental characteristics and with adult nutritional …

Background Elevated blood pressure in childhood is a risk factor for adult hypertension
which is a global health problem. Excess adiposity in childhood creates a predisposition to …

Background To date, many epidemiologic studies examining associations between obesity
and dietary and sedentary/physical activity behaviors have focused on assessing Body …

Background: Overweight or obesity (OWO) in school-age childhood tends to persist into
adulthood. This study aims to address a critical need for early identification of children at …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the associations between maternal
metabolic parameters and early childhood BMI trajectories. Methods Two thousand two …

Background: Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may disrupt
normal fetal and postnatal growth. Studies have mainly focused on individual aspects of …