No seasonality of birth in BMI at 7years of age.
Seasonal variation in birth weight was found in a previous Danish study. In the present study we investigated if the seasonality in birth weight tracked into BMI at 7years of age, but found no seasonality of birth in either BMI, overweight, or obesity.
Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: camilla.bjoern.jensen@regionh.dk.
Camilla Bjørn
CB
Jensen
Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thorkild I A
TI
Sørensen
Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; The National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section for General Practice, The Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Berit L
BL
Heitmann
D001719:Birth Certificates; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons
Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Season of birth