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Maternal obesity and attention-related symptoms in the preterm offspring
- Source :
- van der Burg, J W, Jensen, E T, van de Bor, M, Joseph, R M, O'Shea, T M, Kuban, K, Allred, E N, Scott, M, Hunter, S, Hooper, S R, Dammann, O & Leviton, A 2017, ' Maternal obesity and attention-related symptoms in the preterm offspring ', Early Human Development, vol. 115, pp. 9-15 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.002, Early Human Development, 115, 9-15. Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity, in term-born children, is associated with an increased risk of attention problems, however this relationship has not been explored among children born extremely preterm.AIM: To estimate the risk of attention problems at age 10years in children born very preterm to overweight (i.e., body mass index (BMI) 25-29kg/m2) and obese (i.e., BMI≥30kg/m2) women relative to the risk among children born to women who were neither overweight nor obese (i.e. BMISTUDY DESIGN: Multi-center prospective cohort study.METHODS: A total of 764 children born before the 28th week of gestation and whose mother's pre-pregnancy height and pre-pregnancy weight were obtained at birth had an IQ≥70 at age 10years when parents and teachers completed Child Symptom Inventory-4 questionnaires that included items about the presence of ADHD.RESULTS: Compared to children whose mother's pre-pregnancy weight was in the normal range (BMICONCLUSION: Maternal overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of parent-identified ADHD characteristics at 10years of age in children born extremely preterm.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Offspring
Overweight
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Pregnancy
030225 pediatrics
medicine
Journal Article
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Attention
Obesity
Prospective cohort study
business.industry
05 social sciences
Infant, Newborn
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
Pregnancy Complications
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infant Behavior
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Body mass index
Infant, Premature
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03783782
- Volume :
- 115
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Early Human Development
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1a4afb804841ce17da4e701029107943