Understanding the association of longitudinal body mass index patterns in children and their parents: A data-driven study from the TARGet Kids! cohort
Parental BMI patterns strongly influence child BMI development, with age-dependent effects. These findings highlight the importance of early family-based interventions.
Authors
- Catherine S. Birken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0308-8645)
- Paraskevi Massara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0906-0985)
- Jonathon L. Maguire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4083-8612)
- Robert Bandsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-4750)
- Charles D. G. Keown‐Stoneman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8790-1589)
- Elena M. Comelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-5437)
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2025.04.011
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00