Trajectory of Obesity and the Impact of Eating Behaviors on Obesity in Preschool Children: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea
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:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Age 3 y (n) | Age 4 y (n) | Age 5 y (n) | ||||||
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Non-Obesity | Obesity | p Value | Non-Obesity | Obesity | p Value | Non-Obesity | Obesity | p Value | |
(15,168) | (1698) | (15,817) | (1049) | (15,894) | (972) | ||||
Birth weight | |||||||||
HBW a, % | 2.6 | 6.7 | <0.001 | 2.7 | 7.4 | <0.001 | 2.8 | 6.5 | <0.001 |
NBW, % | 76.3 | 73.4 | 0.007 | 76.2 | 73.5 | 0.05 | 76.1 | 74.7 | 0.327 |
LBW a, % | 21.1 | 19.9 | 0.283 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 0.133 | 21.1 | 18.8 | 0.103 |
Sex | |||||||||
Female, % | 48.6 | 51.1 | 0.054 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 0.879 | 49.1 | 45 | 0.012 |
Residence | |||||||||
City b, % | 42.3 | 40.5 | 0.151 | 41.8 | 46.7 | 0.002 | 41.9 | 46.6 | 0.04 |
Household income | |||||||||
Low c, % | 36.2 | 31.2 | <0.001 | 36.1 | 29.6 | <0.001 | 35.9 | 31.1 | 0.02 |
Visual abnormality d, % | |||||||||
4th | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.017 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.469 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.532 |
5th | 1.8 | 2 | 0.398 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.007 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.018 |
Auditory abnormality d, % | |||||||||
4th | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.005 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.536 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.336 |
5th | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.454 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.011 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.026 |
Developmental delay d, % | |||||||||
4th | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.054 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.363 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 0.049 |
5th | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.608 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.05 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.076 |
Variables | Estimate | RR | 95% CI | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
LBW (<2.5 kg) | −0.573 | 0.564 | 0.418–0.742 | <0.001 |
Prematurity | −0.167 | 0.846 | 0.759–0.945 | 0.003 |
Ingredients of complementary food | ||||
Grains | −0.288 | 0.750 | 0.639–0.877 | <0.001 |
Meets | 0.245 | 1.278 | 1.091–1.493 | 0.002 |
Prolonged breastfeeding a | 0.139 | 1.149 | 1.029–1.283 | 0.014 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 3rd | 0.179 | 1.196 | 0.988–1.437 | 0.061 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 4th | 0.321 | 1.378 | 1.143–1.652 | <0.001 |
Meals (≥4/day), 4th | 0.312 | 1.367 | 0.936–1.937 | 0.091 |
Variables | Estimate | RR | 95% CI | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
LBW (<2.5 kg) | −0.570 | 0.565 | 0.379–0.818 | 0.004 |
Prematurity | 0.268 | 1.308 | 0.922–1.814 | 0.119 |
Complementary food (≥ 3/day) | −0.144 | 0.866 | 0.755–0.994 | 0.040 |
Ingredients of complementary food | ||||
Grains | −0.198 | 0.820 | 0.675–0.993 | 0.045 |
Meats | 0.220 | 1.246 | 1.025–1.508 | 0.026 |
Other foods a | 0.112 | 1.119 | 0.967–1.298 | 0.134 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 3rd | 0.185 | 1.203 | 0.952–1.503 | 0.113 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 5th | 0.460 | 1.583 | 1.262–1.967 | <0.001 |
Meals (≥4/day) c, 5th | 0.395 | 1.485 | 0.934–2.248 | 0.076 |
Variables | Estimate | RR | 95% CI | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
LBW (<2.5 kg) | −0.479 | 0.619 | 0.415–0.886 | 0.013 |
Complementary food (≥3/day) a | −0.159 | 0.853 | 0.743–0.980 | 0.025 |
Ingredients of complementary food | ||||
Meets | 0.152 | 1.164 | 1.011–1.340 | 0.034 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 3rd | 0.214 | 1.239 | 0.974–1.558 | 0.073 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 4th | 0.234 | 1.263 | 0.990–1.594 | 0.054 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages b, 5th | 0.415 | 1.514 | 1.192–1.903 | <0.001 |
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Lee, K.H.; Kim, B.S.; Seo, G.; Yang, H.-J.; Kim, K.; Yang, E.-A. Trajectory of Obesity and the Impact of Eating Behaviors on Obesity in Preschool Children: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea. Children 2024, 11, 1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111297
Lee KH, Kim BS, Seo G, Yang H-J, Kim K, Yang E-A. Trajectory of Obesity and the Impact of Eating Behaviors on Obesity in Preschool Children: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea. Children. 2024; 11(11):1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111297
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Kyeong Hun, Baek Seung Kim, Gitae Seo, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Kyunghoon Kim, and Eun-Ae Yang. 2024. "Trajectory of Obesity and the Impact of Eating Behaviors on Obesity in Preschool Children: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea" Children 11, no. 11: 1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111297
APA StyleLee, K. H., Kim, B. S., Seo, G., Yang, H.-J., Kim, K., & Yang, E.-A. (2024). Trajectory of Obesity and the Impact of Eating Behaviors on Obesity in Preschool Children: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea. Children, 11(11), 1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111297