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The effect of parental BMI and parental education on longitudinal trajectories ofchildhood BMI

BARTOŠKOVÁ, Anna; Jet D.S. VAN DE GEEST; Martin BOBÁK and Hynek PIKHART

Basic information

Original name

The effect of parental BMI and parental education on longitudinal trajectories ofchildhood BMI

Authors

BARTOŠKOVÁ, Anna; Jet D.S. VAN DE GEEST; Martin BOBÁK and Hynek PIKHART

Edition

CarDia Young Researchers Day, 2025

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Presentations at conferences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Organization

Přírodovědecká fakulta – Repository – Repository

Keywords in English

BMI trajectories; Obesity; Parental education; Sex differences; Cohort study

Links

LX22NPO5104, research and development project.
Changed: 12/9/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

In the original language

Using data from the Czech ELSPAC cohort (n = 5,151), this study applied latent growth mixture modelling to identify long-term BMI trajectories from childhood to adulthood and their parental determinants. Two trajectories were observed: normative and rising-risk. Higher maternal and paternal BMI increased the odds of rising-risk membership, while higher parental education reduced it. Sex-stratified analyses revealed a strong protective effect of maternal education in daughters only. The findings underscore the role of parental characteristics and child sex in shaping obesity risk across the life course.

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