articleBMJMay 20, 2005GREEN OA

Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study

JJJohn J. Reilly JAJulie ArmstrongARAhmad R DorostyPEPauline Emmett ANAndy Ness

Stobhill Hospital · University of Glasgow · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective

To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in the United Kingdom.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

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Authors

8

JJ
John J. ReillyCorresponding
Stobhill Hospital, University of Glasgow
JA
Julie Armstrong
Stobhill Hospital, University of Glasgow
AR
Ahmad R Dorosty
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
PE
Pauline Emmett
University of Bristol
AN
Andy Ness
University of Bristol

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Topics

Keywords

Medicine
Obesity
Body mass index
Odds ratio
Cohort
Confidence interval
Cohort study
Pediatrics

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