Maternal and child factors associated with child body fatness in a Ghanaian cohort

Sika M Kumordzie,Harriet Okronipa,Mary Arimond,Seth Adu-Afarwuah,Maku E Ocansey,Rebecca R. Young,Helena J Bentil,Solace M Tamakloe,Brietta M. Oaks,Kathryn G. Dewey

Maternal and child factors associated with child body fatness in a Ghanaian cohort

2019

Sika M Kumordzie
Harriet Okronipa
Mary Arimond
Seth Adu-Afarwuah
Maku E Ocansey
Rebecca R. Young
Helena J Bentil
Solace M Tamakloe
Brietta M. Oaks
Kathryn G. Dewey

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify factors (child diet, physical activity; maternal BMI) associated with body composition of Ghanaian pre-school children. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis of the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS)-DYAD-Ghana randomized trial, which enrolled 1320 pregnant women at

Keywords:

Physical therapy
Pediatrics
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Cohort
Randomized controlled trial
Gestation
Snacking
body fatness
Population
Obesity
Demography

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