Parental pre-pregnancy BMI influences on offspring BMI and waist circumference at 21 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal parental BMI are independently related to adult offspring BMI and WC.
IMPLICATIONS: Both prenatal paternal-maternal weight status are important determinants of offspring weight status in long-term. Further studies are warranted to investigate the underlying mechanisms.
PMID: 27624991 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Zalbahar N, Najman J, McIntrye HD, Mamun A Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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