University of Copenhagen

Academic Institute

B3738

Preterm birth and overweight constitutes significant global burdens at individual and structural level underlining an importance for identifying modifiable risk factors to inform preventive efforts, e.g. in early-life. It is well-established that birth weight is associated with later increased risk of adiposity, and it has been suggested that gestational age is the factor behind this association. Still, evidence is scarce and social context may affect the association

This reasearch will add to the literature evidence on the impact of gestational age on offspring body size in the first 18 years of life. Also, findings from this cross-cohort study will add important information about geographical variations in this association

15/03/2021