Parental body mass index and maternal gestational weight gain associations with offspring body composition in young women from the Nutritionists' Health Study

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Freitas, Renata Germano Borges de Oliveira Nascimento ; Vasques, Ana Carolina Junqueira ; Ribeiro, Francieli Barreiro ; Solar, Isabela ; Hanada, Alfredo Shigueo ; Barbosa, Marina Gomes ; Valente, Angelica Marques Martins ; Pititto, Bianca de Almeida ; Eshriqui, Ilana ; Lopes, Tito Livio da Cunha ; Geloneze, Bruno ; Ferreira, Sandra Roberta Gouvea

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY METABOLISM; v. 67, n. 1, p. 10-pg., 2023-01-01.

Abstract

Objective: Intrauterine environment can induce fetal metabolic programming that predisposes to adiposity-related chronic diseases in its lifespan. We examined the associations of parental nutritional status and gestational weight gain with offspring body composition in early adulthood. Materials and methods: This is cross-sectional analysis of female participants of the NutriHS who were submitted to questionnaires, clinical examinations and body composition assessed by DXA. Association of pre-conception parental BMI and maternal gestational weight gain (exposures) with body composition measurements (outcomes) were analyzed using multiple linear models adjusted for Directed Acyclic Graphs-based covariables (maternal and paternal educational level, maternal age, and tobacco, alcohol and/or drugs use). The sample included 124 women (median 28 (24-31) years) with a mean BMI of 25.4 +/- 4.7 kg/m(2). Results: No association between previous paternal BMI and offspring's body composition was detected. In the fully adjusted linear regression model, maternal BMI was associated with offspring's total lean mass (beta = 0.66, p = 0.001), appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) (beta = 0.11, p = 0.003) and fat mass index (FMI) (beta = 0.03, p = 0.039). Gestational weight gain was associated with increased offspring's BMI (OR 1.12 [95% CI 1.02-1.20], p = 0.01). The linear regression model adjusted for maternal age and maternal and paternal education levels showed associations of gestational weight gain with offspring's ASMI (beta = 0.42, p = 0.046), FMI (beta = 0.22, p = 0.005) and android-to-gynoid fat ratio (beta = 0.09, p = 0.035). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that preconception maternal BMI could influence lean mass and general adiposity of young adult female offspring and that gestational weight gain could be useful for predicting centrally distributed adiposity. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/11401-0 - Are early-life events associated with gut microbiota composition and metabolic in young women from the Nutritionists' Health Study?
• Grantee: Renata Germano Borges de Oliveira Nascimento Freitas
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 18/11433-9 - Are early-life events associated with gut microbiota composition and metabolic in young women from the Nutritionists' Health Study?
• Grantee: Sandra Roberta Gouvea Ferreira Vivolo
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants