Childhood predictors of adult obesity: a systematic review.

作者：Tessa J. Parsons, Chris Power, Stuart Logan, Carolyn Summerbell · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：1999 · 被引用次数：1022 · 研究领域：Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet、Birth, Development, and Health、Body Composition Measurement Techniques

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors in childhood which might influence the development of obesity in adulthood. BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in the UK and other developed countries, in adults and children. The adverse health consequences of adult obesity are well documented, but are less certain for childhood obesity. An association between fatness in adolescence and undesirable socio-economic consequences, such as lower educational attainment and income, has been observed, particularly for women. Childhood factors implicated in the development of adult obesity therefore have far-reaching implications for costs to the health-services and economy. SEARCH STRATEGY: In order to identify relevant studies, electronic databases--Medline, Embase, CAB abstracts, Psyclit and Sport Discus-were searched from the start date of the database to Spring 1998. The general search structure for electronic databases was (childhood or synonyms) AND (fatness or synonyms) AND (longitudinal or synonyms). Further studies were identified by citations in retrieved papers and by consultation with experts. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Longitudinal observational studies of healthy children which included measurement of a risk factor in childhood (<18 y), and outcome measure at least 1 y later. Any measure of fatness, leanness or change in fatness or leanness was accepted. Measures of fat distribution were not included. Only studies with participants from an industrialized country were considered,...