The association of birth weight and infant growth with childhood autonomic nervous system activity and its mediating effects on energy-balance-related behaviours—the ABCD study | Zendy

Arend W. van Deutekom | Zendy; Mai J. M. Chinapaw | Zendy; Maaike GJ Gademan | Zendy; Jos W. R. Twisk | Zendy; Reinoud J. B. J. Gemke | Zendy; Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte | Zendy

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The association of birth weight and infant growth with childhood autonomic nervous system activity and its mediating effects on energy-balance-related behaviours—the ABCD study

Author(s) -

Arend W. van Deutekom,

Mai J. M. Chinapaw,

Maaike GJ Gademan,

Jos W. R. Twisk,

Reinoud J. B. J. Gemke,

Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw236

Subject(s) - weight gain , medicine , birth weight , mediation , early childhood , pediatrics , developmental psychology , psychology , body weight , pregnancy , biology , political science , law , genetics

The purpose of this study was to examine the association of birth weight and infant growth with childhood autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and to assess whether ANS activity mediates the associations of birth weight and infant growth with energy-balance-related behaviours, including energy intake, satiety response, physical activity and screen time.

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