Infant movement opportunities are related to early growth - GECKO Drenthe cohort

Anna Sijtsma; Pieter J. J. Sauer; Ronald P. Stolk; Eva Corpeleijn

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.04.002

Infant movement opportunities are related to early growth - GECKO Drenthe cohort

Anna Sijtsma, Pieter J. J. Sauer, Ronald P. Stolk, Eva Corpeleijn^*

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Background: Movement by an infant during the first year of life might influence its activity level and thereby influence growth in early childhood.

Aim: To examine whether the time that an infant is able to move unrestrictedly and time spent in baby seats are related to weight and waist circumference at age 9 months and growth from 9 to 24 months.

Methods: In the GECKO Drenthe birth cohort, weight and height were measured in Well Baby Clinics at the ages of 9 and 24 months. Time spent moving unrestrictedly and time spent in baby seats were reported on a questionnaire at age 9 months. Children born

Results: The time an infant is able to move unrestrictedly at age 9 months was inversely related to Z-score waist circumference at 9 months, and the change in Z-scores weight-for-height and weight-for-age between the ages 9 and 24 months. For time spent in baby seats, 'never users' showed a decline in Z-score weight-for-height as compared to those who used baby seats. On the contrary, Z-score waist circumference-for-age declined in children sitting for 1 h or more in baby seats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	457-461
Number of pages	5
Journal	Early Human Development
Volume	89
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.04.002
Publication status	Published - Jul-2013

Keywords

Body weight
Child
Motor activity
Obesity
Overweight
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN
OVERWEIGHT
CHILDHOOD
AGE
ADIPOSITY
OBESITY
ADOLESCENTS
PREVENTION
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Corpeleijn, E. (Creator), Snieder, H. (Creator), Bocca, G. (Creator), Gracchi, V. (Creator) & Hoek, A. (Creator), University of Groningen, 2006
DOI: 10.34760/5f5b80eb0830f, http://www.geckodrenthe.umcg.nl and 2 more links, http://www.birthcohorts.net/birthcohorts/birthcohort/?id=138, https://umcgresearch.org/-/gecko (show fewer)
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