Children’s birth weight and the risk of general obesity and central obesity in primary school children: a 4-year longitudinal study
Higher levels of BW (≥ 3.5 kg) were associated with an increased risk of OB in children, but not central OB. The results can support public health specialists for future research and improvement of strategies for childhood obesity prevention.
Authors
- Richard Rankin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6445-2602)
- Yi Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4417-9455)
- Stuart McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-1927)
- Qinghai Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-7352)
- Sijia Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2573-5030)
- Wang Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-7161)
- Xiaoyong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3199-6441)
- Tong Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5022-8422)
Institutions
- University of Nottingham Ningbo China (CN)
- Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1469226
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00