Early life exposures are associated with appetitive traits in infancy: findings from the BiTwin cohort.
Eur J Nutr
; 62(2): 757-769, 2023 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine the stability of appetitive traits during infancy and their association with early life exposures.METHODS:
Participants were from the BiTwin birth cohort (longitudinal study of Portuguese infants). Appetitive traits at 3 months were measured using the Baby Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (n = 347) and at 12 months with the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire for toddlers (n = 325). Stability was assessed with multi-level models. The association of early life exposures (weight for gestational age, mode of feeding, prematurity, smoking during pregnancy, maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and diabetes mellitus diagnosis) with infant appetitive traits was estimated by multivariable linear regression models.RESULTS:
Appetite traits showed limited stability (ICCs 0.25-0.34). Associations with early life exposures varied by age. At 3 months, infants of mothers with higher pre-pregnancy BMI and excessive gestational weight gain had low Satiety Responsiveness. In contrast, infants small for gestational age scored high in this trait (ßÌ = 0.241; 95% CI 0.056-0.425). Exclusively formula-fed infants presented weak food approach traits at this age, namely low Enjoyment of Food (ßÌ = - 0.145; 95% CI - 0.270 to - 0.019) and Food Responsiveness (ßÌ = - 0.415; 95% CI - 0.618 to - 0.212). At 12 months, infants who were small for gestational age had low Food Responsiveness (ßÌ = - 0.297; 95% CI - 0.523 to - 0.072), in contrast, infants of mothers who gained excessive gestational weight had high scores in this trait. Formula feeding was related to rapid eating (Slowness in Eating ßÌ = - 0.252; 95% CI 0.451 to - 0.054).CONCLUSION:
Early life exposures may play a role in the development of infants' appetitive traits, which then change during the first year of life. Interventions focussed on maternal and infant health may have the potential to shape appetite in infancy.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ganancia de Peso Gestacional
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Portugal