Maternal prepregnancy body mass index in relation to Hispanic preschooler overweight/obesity |
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Authors: | Panagiota Kitsantas Lisa R Pawloski Kathleen F Gaffney |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MS 1J3, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA;(2) Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., MSN 5B7, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA;(3) College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MS 3C4, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA |
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Abstract: | The aim of the current study was to examine the role of maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) on overweight/obesity
among US Hispanic children ages 2 and 4 years old. We used US nationally representative data from preschoolers enrolled in
the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort study. The findings revealed that a significantly higher percent (41.6%)
of Hispanic mothers were overweight/obese prior to pregnancy compared to white mothers (34.8%). At 2 years of age, 38.3% of
the children born to Hispanic mothers were overweight/obese compared to 29.4% of children born to white mothers. By the age
of 4, overweight/obesity increased significantly for both racial/ethnic groups with preschoolers whose mothers were Hispanic
being more likely to be overweight/obese (44.6%) compared to children whose mothers were white (34.2%). Further, preschoolers
born to overweight/obese Hispanic mothers were more than twice as likely odds ratio = 2.74 (95% confidence interval (CI)
1.60, 4.69)] to be overweight/obese than those born to Hispanic mothers of normal prepregnancy BMI. Preschoolers born to overweight/obese
white mothers were approximately 1.4 (95% CI 1.05, 1.93) times more likely to be overweight/obese in comparison to those born
to mothers with a normal prepregnancy BMI. Maternal prepregnancy weight is potentially a modifiable risk factor for preschooler
overweight/obesity. Study findings support the design of early and targeted interventions to reduce this risk to the long-term
health of Hispanic maternal and child dyads. |
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