Open AccessAssociation Between Fat Mass in Early Life and Later Fat Mass Trajectories
Author(s) -
Kirsten S. de Fluiter,
Inge A.L.P. van Beijsterveldt,
Laura M. Breij,
Dennis S. Acton,
Anita Hokken-Koelega
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2673
Subject(s) - medicine , fat mass , association (psychology) , fat free mass , body mass index , pediatrics , physiology , philosophy , epistemology
A rapid increase in weight in early life is associated with an increased risk for adiposity and cardiovascular diseases at age 21 years and beyond. However, data on associations of early change in measured fat mass percentage (FM%) with adiposity development are lacking.
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