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The associations between adult body composition and abdominal adiposity outcomes, and relative weight gain and linear growth from birth to age 22 in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa

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  • Alessandra Prioreschi
  • Richard J Munthali
  • Juliana Kagura
  • Rihlat Said-Mohamed
  • Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe
  • Lisa K Micklesfield
  • Shane A Norris

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Background: The growing prevalence of overweight and obesity in low- or middle-income countries precipitates the need to examine early life predictors of adiposity. Objectives: To examine growth trajectories from birth, and associations with adult body composition in the Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort, Soweto, South Africa. Methods: Complete data at year 22 was available for 1088 participants (536 males and 537 females). Conditional weight and height indices were generated indicative of relative rate of growth between years 0–2, 2–5, 5–8, 8–18, and 18–22. Whole body composition was measured at year 22 (range 21–25 years) using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Total fat free soft tissue mass (FFSTM), fat mass, and abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were recorded. Results: Birth weight was positively associated with FFSTM and fat mass at year 22 (β = 0.11, p

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  • Alessandra Prioreschi & Richard J Munthali & Juliana Kagura & Rihlat Said-Mohamed & Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe & Lisa K Micklesfield & Shane A Norris, 2018. "The associations between adult body composition and abdominal adiposity outcomes, and relative weight gain and linear growth from birth to age 22 in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0190483
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190483
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