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Early childhood poverty, cumulative risk exposure, and body mass index trajectories through young adulthood

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  • Wells, N.M.
  • Evans, G.W.
  • Beavis, A.
  • Ong, A.D.

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Objectives. We assessed whether cumulative risk exposure underlies the relation between early childhood poverty and body mass index (BMI) trajectories. Methods. We interviewed youths and their mothers in rural upstate New York (168 boys and 158 girls) from 1995 to 2006 when the youths were aged 9, 13, and 17 years. At each interview, we calculated their BMI-for-age percentile. Results. Early childhood poverty predicted BMI growth trajectories from ages 9 to 17 years (b=3.64; SE=1.39; P

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  • Wells, N.M. & Evans, G.W. & Beavis, A. & Ong, A.D., 2010. "Early childhood poverty, cumulative risk exposure, and body mass index trajectories through young adulthood," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(12), pages 2507-2512.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.184291_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.184291
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    3. Liu, Hui & Umberson, Debra, 2015. "Gender, stress in childhood and adulthood, and trajectories of change in body mass," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 61-69.
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    5. Yi-Ching Lin & Dong-Chul Seo, 2017. "Cumulative family risks across income levels predict deterioration of children’s general health during childhood and adolescence," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-13, May.

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