de Jesus Sousa Lima T, Dos Prazeres TMP, Dos Santos Henrique R, da Rocha Queiroz D, Bezerra J, de Barros MVG, Dos Santos MAM. Inter-individual variability in children's physical growth and body composition: Findings of longitudinal ELOS-Pré study.
Am J Hum Biol 2021;
34:e23697. [PMID:
34757666 DOI:
10.1002/ajhb.23697]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Children's physical growth (PG) and body composition (BC) can be influenced by birth weight and type of delivery.
AIM
To longitudinally analyze the dynamics of PG and BC of children from 5 to 9 years; to investigate the inter-individual differences according to age, sex, BW, and type of delivery across the following years of the study.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
A total of 1236 children (597 boys) were evaluated at 5-years of age and followed annually until 9-years. PG and BC measurements were evaluated. Multilevel modeling was used.
RESULTS
Annual increments were observed (p < .001). Girls presented lower height and fat-free-mass but higher %BF (p < .001). Distinct trajectories between the sexes were observed for height (p < .001). Low-birth-weight children presented lower height, body mass, and fat-free-mass (p < .001), but the interaction between velocity of growth and BC was significant only in height (p < .05). Children born by had lower height, body mass, and %BF, and gained less body mass per year than those born by vaginal delivery (p < .05). Significant inter-individual differences were observed at 5-years of age and in their trajectories, except for fat-free-mass (p < .01).
CONCLUSION
There are differences in the dynamics of PG and BC, low-birth-weight and type of delivery influence the dynamics of PG during this interval of ages.
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