Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Population/study
information [6]
Children in Australia
aged 16 wks of gestation
to age 8 yrs (Western
Australia Pregnancy
Cohort Study).
Surveyed at age 1, 3, 6,
and 8yrs.
Children born in England,
Scotland and Wales, from
the Medical Research
Council’s National Survey
of Health and
Development, followed
from birth until age 43
yrs.
Children born between 2000
and 2002, from the
Millennium Cohort Study.
Followed from birth till age 3
yrs. Parents were residents in
England, Wales, Scotland,
and Northern Ireland. The
study over-represented
children living in
disadvantaged areas and from
ethnic minority groups.
Quality [7] P 0 P P
Results [8]
Change in BMI at the
age of 8 yrs was
positively associated
with birth weight 0.573
kg/m 2 (95% CI 0.259-
0.886) P=0.001,
adjusted.
In men, birth weight (adj)
was significantly and
positively associated with
waist circumference
1.00cm (95% CI 0.48-
1.52), P