Background: Rising rates of obesity and overweight is an increasing public health problem all over the world. Recent research has shown the importance of early life factors in the development of child overweight. However, to the best of our knowledge there are no studies investigating the potential synergistic effect of early life factors and presence of parental overweight on the development of child overweight. Methods: The study was population-based and cross-sectional. The study population consisted of children who visited the Child Health Care (CHC) centers in Malmo for their 4-year health check during 2003-2008 and whose parents answered a self-administered questionnaire (n = 9009 children). Results: The results showed that having ove...
Abstract Background: The prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) has escalated throughout th...
Objective To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in t...
To investigate the association between exposure to mothers smoking during prenatal and early postnat...
Abstract Background Rising rates of obesity and overweight is an increasing public health problem al...
Background: Overweight and obesity in the preschool years has become an established problem in Swede...
By international standards, children in Sweden experience good health. Sweden has low infant mortali...
BACKGROUND: The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity; however t...
Background: Identifying important ages for the development of overweight is essential for optimizing...
Globally, estimates show that 41 million children younger than 5 years of age are affected by overwe...
The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity; however the significa...
Abstract Background A number of child/parental factors have been shown to be significant predictors ...
Background: Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has risen dramatically over the last few ...
Objectives To identify factors affecting early childhood sleep, and investigate the relationship bet...
OBJECTIVE: The increasing prevalence of childhood overweight is an important health issue. There is ...
BACKGROUND: Ethnic minorities/immigrants have differential health as compared with natives. The epid...
Abstract Background: The prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) has escalated throughout th...
Objective To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in t...
To investigate the association between exposure to mothers smoking during prenatal and early postnat...
Abstract Background Rising rates of obesity and overweight is an increasing public health problem al...
Background: Overweight and obesity in the preschool years has become an established problem in Swede...
By international standards, children in Sweden experience good health. Sweden has low infant mortali...
BACKGROUND: The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity; however t...
Background: Identifying important ages for the development of overweight is essential for optimizing...
Globally, estimates show that 41 million children younger than 5 years of age are affected by overwe...
The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity; however the significa...
Abstract Background A number of child/parental factors have been shown to be significant predictors ...
Background: Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has risen dramatically over the last few ...
Objectives To identify factors affecting early childhood sleep, and investigate the relationship bet...
OBJECTIVE: The increasing prevalence of childhood overweight is an important health issue. There is ...
BACKGROUND: Ethnic minorities/immigrants have differential health as compared with natives. The epid...
Abstract Background: The prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) has escalated throughout th...
Objective To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in t...
To investigate the association between exposure to mothers smoking during prenatal and early postnat...