title: Associations of maternal obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy with subcutaneous fat mass in infancy.
abstract: Not much is known about the associations of maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain with body fat in infancy.
  
  
  
  To examine the associations of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with infant subcutaneous fat.
  
  
  
  In a population-based prospective cohort study among 845 mothers and their infants, we obtained maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and measured maternal weight during pregnancy. At 1.5, 6 and 24months, we estimated infant total subcutaneous fat (sum of biceps, triceps, suprailiacal and subscapular skinfold thicknesses) and central-to-total subcutaneous fat ratio (sum of suprailiacal and subscapular skinfold thicknesses/total subcutaneous fat).
  
  
  
  Maternal body mass index was positively associated with higher infant body mass index from 6months onwards. Maternal body mass index was not associated with infant subcutaneous fat measures at 1.5 or 6months. A 1-standard deviation scores (SDS) higher maternal body mass index was associated with a 0.09 (95% Confidence Interval 0.01, 0.17) SDS higher infant total subcutaneous fat at 24months, but not with central-to-total subcutaneous fat ratio. No associations were present for maternal total or period-specific gestational weight gain with infant fat.
  
  
  
  Maternal body mass index was positively associated with infant body mass index and total subcutaneous fat in late infancy. Maternal total and period-specific gestational weight gain were not associated with infant body fat mass measures.
authors.affiliation: The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Varsha V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Jharap
authors.affiliation: The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; EPI-Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eric A P
authors.initials: EAP
authors.lastname: Steegers
authors.affiliation: The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Vincent W V
authors.initials: VWV
authors.lastname: Jaddoe
authors.affiliation: The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.gaillard@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: Romy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000254:growth & development*; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: Infancy; Obesity; Skinfolds; Subcutaneous fat; Weight gain