Prenatal Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: A Meta-Analysis
| atmire.migration.oldid | 891 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Andrews, John (Jac) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kanciruk, Martina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-01T16:55:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-10T07:00:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-05-01 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2013 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of two prenatal risk factors for the development of childhood overweight and/or obesity: maternal smoking and family history of obesity. Accordingly, a systematic literature review of English-language studies published from 1980 to 2012 using the following data bases: MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Dissertation Abstracts International was conducted. The following terms were used in the search: pregnancy, overweight, obesity, smoking, family history, parents, childhood, risk factors. Eighteen studies of maternal smoking during pregnancy and 11 studies of family history and obesity conducted in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America met the inclusion criteria. A meta-analysis of these studies indicated that maternal smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for overweight and obesity; mothers who smoke during pregnancy are at a greater risk for developing obesity or overweight; the quantity of cigarettes consumed by the mother during pregnancy influenced the odds of offspring overweight and/or obesity; family history of obesity is a significant risk factor of overweight and /or obesity in offspring; risk for offspring overweight and/or obesity associated with family history varies depending of the family members included in the analysis; and when family history of obesity is present, the offspring are at greater risk for developing obesity or overweight. In addition, the results from moderator analyses suggest that part of the heterogeneity discovered between the studies can be explained by the region of world that the study occurred in and the age of the child at the time of weight assessment. The strengths as well as limitations of the study are discussed, along with directions for future research, practical implications, and the relationship of the research findings to the field of school psychology. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kanciruk, M. (2013). Prenatal Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: A Meta-Analysis (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27414 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27414 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/675 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Educational Psychology | |
| dc.subject.classification | Obesity | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Childhood | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | risk factor | en_US |
| dc.title | Prenatal Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: A Meta-Analysis | |
| dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Applied Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
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