Increased Body Mass Index in Parent-Child Dyads Predicts the Offspring Risk of Meeting Bariatric Surgery Criteria



: Juonala M, Sabin MA, Burgner D, Cheung M, Kahonen M, Hutri-Kahonen N, Lehtimaki T, Jokinen E, Koskinen J, Tossavainen P, Laitinen T, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Magnussen CG

Publisher: ENDOCRINE SOC

: 2015

: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

: J CLIN ENDOCR METAB

: 100

: 11

: 4257

: 4263

: 7

: 0021-972X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-2524


Conclusions: These longitudinal data show that a combination of the child's and parents' BMI at baseline assessment is a useful predictive tool for assessing later EBS, and highlights the importance of accounting for parental BMI in the assessment of child obesity.




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