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Objective
Rapid weight gain (RWG) in infancy is strongly associated with subsequent obesity risk, but little is known about the factors driving RWG. This study explored the child and maternal factors associated with infant RWG.
Methods
Data from seven Australian and New Zealand cohorts were used (n = 4542). Infant RWG was defined as a change in weight z‐score ≥0.67 from birth to age 1 year. Univariable...
Positive associations have been reported between the measures of accelerated fetal growth and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We investigated this association by pooling individual‐level data from 12 case–control studies participating in the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium. Two measures of fetal growth—weight‐for‐gestational‐age and proportion of optimal birth weight...
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