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Relationships between physical behaviour phenotypes of mothers in pregnancy and their offspring with child body composition
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Vol.113(3), pp.486-494
2024
PMID: 38174743
Abstract
Aim
The aim of this study was to identify physical behaviour phenotypes in mothers in the first trimester and in their offspring at 24 months of age. The secondary aim was to examine relationships between mother and child behaviours with child body composition at age 24 months.
Methods
Longitudinal secondary analysis of the Glowing cohort collected between 1 February 2011 and 22 August 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Behaviours were measured using ankle-worn accelerometers in mothers during the first trimester and offspring at 24 months of age, including total activity, sleep, sedentary time and a novel variable of daily variation, patternicity. Child body fat was measured using quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance.
Results
Three phenotypes were identified for mothers and children (n = 159 complete dyads). There were no relationships between mother and child phenotypes, but higher maternal patternicity was associated with higher child patternicity (0.2, 95% CI 0.1, 0.3, p = 0.001). There were no associations between mother or child phenotypes with child body composition, however higher child activity was associated with lower body fat (−0.01, 95% CI: −0.02, −0.001, p = 0.031).
Conclusion
Limited associations were found between mothers' pregnancy physical behaviours with child behaviours or child body composition at 24 months of age. Factors such as child diet or current parental physical activity may be better predictors of early childhood outcomes.
Details
- Title
- Relationships between physical behaviour phenotypes of mothers in pregnancy and their offspring with child body composition
- Authors/Creators
- Erin K. Howie - Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, AustraliaAlexander Nelson - Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United StatesJoanne A. McVeigh - Movement Physiology Laboratory, School of Physiology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaAline Andres - Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
- Publication Details
- Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Vol.113(3), pp.486-494
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Paediatrica.
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- 5P20GM109096 / National Institute of General Medical Sciences (100000057) 6026-51000-012-06S / U.S. Department of Agriculture (100000199) 6026-51000-012-06S / Agricultural Research Service (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100007917) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100000057) R01 DK107516 / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (100000062) 5P20GM109096; R01 DK107516 / National Institutes of Health (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100000002)
- Identifiers
- 991005918015307891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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