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Childcare in infancy and later obesity: A narrative review of longitudinal studies
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posted on 2018-10-05, 11:01 authored by Silvia CostaSilvia Costa, Jean Adams, Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, Sara E. Benjamin NeelonPurpose of Review The purpose of this review was to summarize the current literature on the longitudinal relationship between non-parental childcare during infancy and later obesity. Recent Findings Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising 74 associations relevant to the review. Studies were highly heterogeneous in terms of defining childcare, categorizing
different types of childcare, assessing obesity, and age at measurement of outcome and exposure. Most of the
associations were either non-significant (42 associations, 57%) or showed a significant association between increased
exposure to childcare and greater obesity (30 associations, 41%). There were very few examples of associations indicating
that childcare was associated with lower obesity. Summary There is limited research on the longitudinal relationship
between childcare in infancy and later obesity. Existing studies showed mixed results, similar to recent reviews
reporting on cross-sectional studies and older ages. The different definitions of childcare and wide variety of measures
of exposure make comparisons between studies challenging.
Funding
The work was undertaken by the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. Funding from the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, is gratefully acknowledged.
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Current Pediatrics ReportsVolume
5Issue
3Pages
118 - 131Citation
COSTA, S. ... et al., 2017. Childcare in infancy and later obesity: A narrative review of longitudinal studies. Current Pediatrics Reports, 5(3), pp. 118-131.Publisher
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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Springer under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eISSN
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