Publications by authors named "Taiwo Adebowale"
Objective: To determine whether BMI differences observed at 5 years of age, from early intervention in infancy, remained apparent at 11 years.
Methods: Participants (n = 734) from the original randomized controlled trial (n = 802) underwent measures of body mass index (BMI), body composition (DXA), sleep and physical activity (24-h accelerometry, questionnaire), diet (repeated 24-h recalls), screen time (daily diaries), wellbeing (CHU-9D, WHO-5), and family functioning (McMaster FAD) around their 11th birthday. Following multiple imputation, regression models explored the effects of two interventions ('Sleep' vs.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify which growth indicator (weight, weight-for-length, BMI) and time intervals (6 or 12 months) of rapid infant weight gain (RIWG) best predict obesity risk at age 11.
- Researchers analyzed RIWG using weight and height measurements from birth to 2 years, assessing their ability to forecast obesity and body composition later.
- Results showed that a single assessment of obesity during infancy was a stronger predictor of future obesity and body fat than the various RIWG indicators across different time frames.
Article Synopsis
- The Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) trial evaluated how interventions related to food, physical activity, breastfeeding, and sleep impact obesity risk in children, showing that sleep intervention significantly reduced obesity risk at ages 2 and up to 5 years.
- The follow-up at age 11 aims to see if the positive effects on BMI and obesity risk from the sleep intervention still exist, alongside examining other factors like movement patterns and mental health.
- The study has ethical approval and funding, and will involve collecting various data from families through clinics and home appointments to assess multiple health-related outcomes.