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Dalrymple KV, Tydeman FAS, Taylor PD, Flynn AC, O’Keeffe M, Briley AL, Santosh P, Hayes L, Robson SC, Nelson SM, Sattar N, Whitworth MK, Mills HL, Singh C, Seed CStat PT, White SL, Lawlor DA, Godfrey KM, Poston L. Adiposity and cardiovascular outcomes in three-year-old children of participants in UPBEAT, an RCT of a complex intervention in pregnant women with obesity. Pediatr Obes 2021; 16:e12725. [PMID: 32914569 PMCID: PMC7116719 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Maternal obesity is associated with offspring cardiometabolic risk. UPBEAT was a randomised controlled trial of an antenatal diet and physical activity intervention in 1555 women with obesity. The intervention was associated with lower gestational weight gain, healthier diet and metabolic profile in pregnancy, and reduced infant adiposity at six months. OBJECTIVE We have investigated whether the UPBEAT intervention influenced childhood cardiometabolic outcomes or was associated with sustained improvements in maternal lifestyle 3-years after delivery. METHODS In UPBEAT mother-child dyads at the 3-year follow-up, we assessed childhood blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and adiposity (body mass index, skinfold thicknesses, body fat, waist and arm circumferences) and maternal diet, physical activity, and anthropometry. RESULTS 514 three-year-old children attended the appointment (49% intervention, 51% standard care). There was no difference in the main outcome of interest, subscapular skinfold thickness, between the trial arms (-0.30 mm, 95% confidence interval: -0.92, 0.31). However, the intervention was associated with a lower resting pulse rate (-5 bpm [-8.41, -1.07]). There was also a non-significant lower odds of overweight/obesity (OR 0.73; 0.50, 1.08). Maternal dietary improvements observed in the UPBEAT trial, including glycaemic load and saturated fat were maintained 3-years postpartum. CONCLUSION This study has demonstrated that an antenatal dietary and physical activity intervention in women with obesity is associated with lower offspring pulse rate and sustained improvement in maternal diet. Whilst larger than previous cohorts, there remains potential for bias from attrition and these findings require validation in future cohorts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kathryn V Dalrymple
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
| | - Paul D Taylor
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Angela C Flynn
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Majella O’Keeffe
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Annette L Briley
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Paramala Santosh
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK
| | - Louise Hayes
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| | - Stephen C Robson
- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Uterine Cell Signalling Group, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
| | - Scott M Nelson
- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK, NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Bristol, UK
| | - Naveed Sattar
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation, Glasgow, Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
| | - Melissa K Whitworth
- Maternity Services, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK
| | - Harriet L Mills
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, UK, Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
| | - Claire Singh
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Paul T Seed CStat
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Sara L White
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
| | - Deborah A Lawlor
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Bristol, UK, MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, UK, Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
| | - Keith M Godfrey
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| | - Lucilla Poston
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK
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