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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Developmental Pediatrics

Background:

  • Life course adiposity is a growing concern globally.
  • Understanding its impact on child development is crucial, especially in diverse cultural contexts.
  • Previous research often focuses on Western populations, with limited data from non-Western settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between adiposity throughout childhood and emotional/behavioral problems in Chinese early adolescents.
  • To explore these links in a setting with minimal social patterning of adiposity.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, population-representative Chinese birth cohort (Children of 1997) was utilized.
  • Multivariable partial least squares regression analyzed associations between birth weight and body mass index (BMI) z-scores at various ages (birth, 3 months, 9 months, 3, 7, 9 years) and emotional/behavioral problems.
  • Emotional/behavioral problems were assessed around age 11 using the Revised Parent's Rutter Scales.

Main Results:

  • Data from 4976 children (62.8% follow-up) were analyzed.
  • Adiposity measures (birth weight z-score, BMI z-scores, and BMI changes) showed minimal association with overall emotional/behavioral problems (Rutter score) at age 11, after adjusting for socioeconomic position.
  • A negative association was observed between birth weight z-score and hyperactivity.

Conclusions:

  • Adiposity does not appear to be a significant factor in the development of emotional/behavioral problems during early adolescence in this developed, non-Western population.
  • Findings suggest that previously reported associations between adiposity and behavioral issues might be context-specific rather than universally biological.
  • Further research is needed to confirm or refute the link between lower birth weight and hyperactivity in early adolescence.