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

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity, Childhood

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04174521

190557

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 20,670 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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.

Trial design

20,670 participants in 1 patient group

Mother-Child

Description:

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