Association Between Mother and Child Weight Gain: Statistical Methods With Validation

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20670 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-06-26

Study Completion Date

2021-08-01

Brief Summary

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Using retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record, the investigators will study the association between mother's weight / weight change before and during pregnancy and the development of childhood obesity up until 5 years of age.

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Detailed Description

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The investigators are extracting de-identified retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record for mother-child pairs. From this data, the investigators will study the association between mother weight change during pregnancy and the risk of her child developing obesity during the first 5 years of life. Included mothers must have at least one weight measurement and at least one height measurement; they must have at least one child with weight/length measurements at birth and one additional same day height/weight measurement at or before 5 years of age.

Conditions

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Obesity, Childhood

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Mother-Child

Mothers who have delivered at VUMC and their children who are seen by Vanderbilt-affiliated physicians.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Mother-child pairs in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) electronic health record.
* The mothers must have at least one height measurement.
* The mothers must also have at least one weight measurement during pregnancy.
* The child must have birth length and weight measures and at least one same day height/weight measurement during their first 5 years of life.

Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No