These 3 factors predict a child’s chance of obesity in adolescence

Kate Lycett

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Kate Lycett

Senior Research Officer, Deakin University; Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Anneke Grobler

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Anneke Grobler

Statistician, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Prof Markus Juonala

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Prof Markus Juonala

Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Turku

Melissa Wake

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Melissa Wake

Paediatrician and Director of Generation Victoria (GenV), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

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Three simple factors can predict whether a child is likely to be overweight or obese by the time they reach adolescence: the child’s body mass index (BMI), the mother’s BMI and the mother’s education level, according to our new research.

The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, found these three factors predicted whether children of all sizes either developed weight problems or resolved them by age 14-15, with around 70% accuracy.

One in four Australian adolescents is overweight or obese. This means they’re likely to be obese in adulthood, placing them at higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and cancer.

Combining these three factors may help clinicians target care to those most at risk of becoming obese in adolescence.

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Kate Lycett

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Kate Lycett

Senior Research Officer, Deakin University; Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Anneke Grobler

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Anneke Grobler

Statistician, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Prof Markus Juonala

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Prof Markus Juonala

Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Turku

Melissa Wake

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Melissa Wake

Paediatrician and Director of Generation Victoria (GenV), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

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