articlePEDIATRICSFeb 1, 2002Closed access

Infant Weight Gain and Childhood Overweight Status in a Multicenter, Cohort Study

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

Objective

To determine whether a rapid rate of weight gain in early infancy is associated with overweight status in childhood.

Design

Prospective, cohort study from birth to age 7 years.

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Authors

4

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Overweight
  • Weight gain
  • Body mass index
  • Odds ratio
  • Confidence interval
  • Obesity
  • Pediatrics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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