Persistent weight gain between 0 and 4 years of age is associated with higher dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels at 7 years old: Data from the Generation XXI birth cohort.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
; 97(5): 588-595, 2022 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1731114
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the influence of longitudinal weight gain from 0 to 4 years old on dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) levels at 7 years old.DESIGN:
DHEAS levels were measured at 7 years old in a subsample of 587 children from the Generation XXI birth cohort. Weight trajectories (0-4 years of age) were identified using model-based clustering and categorized as "normal weight gain," "weight gain during infancy," "weight gain during childhood" and "persistent weight gain." MEASUREMENTS Differences in DHEAS levels at age 7 between the four weight trajectories were analysed through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), adjusted for birth weight (BW) and body mass index (BMI).RESULTS:
In the crude analysis, compared with the "normal weight gain" trajectory (5.53 (95% CI 5.10-5.98] µmol/L), DHEAS levels were significantly higher in children in the "persistent weight gain" (8.75 [95% CI 7.23-10.49] µmol/L, p < .001] and in children in the "weight gain during infancy" trajectories (7.68 [95% CI 6.22-9.49] µmol/L, p = .021] and marginally significantly higher in children in the "weight gain during childhood" trajectory (6.89 (95% CI 5.98-8.00) µmol/L; p = .052). In BW- and BMI-adjusted model, a statistically significant difference in DHEAS levels was found between the "persistent weight gain" (7.93 [95% CI 6.43-9.86] µmol/L) and the "normal weight gain" trajectories ([5.75 [95% CI 5.32-6.23] µmol/L; p = .039).CONCLUSION:
Higher DHEAS levels are found in 7-year-old children following a trajectory of persistent weight gain from 0 to 4 years, independently of their BW or current BMI, highlighting the impact of exposure to overweight in the first years of life on prepubertal adrenal androgen production.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Body-Weight Trajectory
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cen.14687
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