Maternal Health and Wellbeing

Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight that are identifiable during infancy

Project Duration

April 2010 – July 2012

Funder

NHS Nottingham County PCT

Project Staff

  • Dr Sarah Redsell (PI) 1
  • Stephen Weng 1
  • Dr Judy Swift 1
  • Prof Cris Glazebrook 2
  • Prof Min Yang 3
  • Dr Dilip Nathan (DN) 4
  • Prof Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena 5

Staff Institutions

  1. The University of Nottingham
  2. University of Nottingham Innovation Park 
  3. Nottingham Health Science Partners, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham 
  4. Nottingham University Hospitals Trust 
  5. University of Lincoln
 

Aims

To determine the risk factors for childhood overweight that can be identified during the first year of life to facilitate early identification and targeted intervention.

Methods

Systematic review and meta analysis.

Outcomes and Findings

Several risk factors for both overweight and obesity in childhood are identifiable during infancy. 

Future research needs to focus on whether it is clinically feasible for healthcare professionals to identify infants at greatest risk.

Report available on project website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmpresearch/eppoc

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Contact for further information

Sarah Redsell

Stephen Weng

 

 

 

Maternal Health and Wellbeing Research Group

The University of Nottingham
School of Health Sciences
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA


telephone: +44 (0)115 823 0820
email: helen.spiby@nottingham.ac.uk