Gestational Weight Gain and Daughter's Age at Menarche

Boynton-Jarrett, Renée; Rich‐Edwards, Janet W.; Fredman, Lisa; Hibert, Eileen Lividoti; Michels, Karin B.; Forman, Michéle R.; Wright, Rosalind J.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2010.2517

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“…Recent studies [37–40] provided evidence for relationships between some anamnestic and clinical traits of mothers and AAM of their daughters. However, some controversy still exists [37, 41].…”

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Nongenetic Determinants of Age at Menarche: A Systematic Review

Yermachenko

Dvornyk

2014

BioMed Research International

153

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Background. The acceleration of pubertal development is an important medical and social problem, as it may result in increased morbidity and mortality in later life. This systematic review summarizes relevant data about nongenetic factors, which contribute to age at menarche (AAM), and suggests those which may be the most important. Methods. The available literature from 1980 till July 2013 was searched using PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Finally, 154 papers were selected for the analysis. Results. Environmental factors, which may affect AAM, vary in populations of different ethnicity. The prenatal, infancy, and early childhood periods are the most susceptible to these factors. Body weight, high animal protein intake, family stressors (e.g., single parenting), and physical activity seem to influence AAM in most populations. Conclusions. The data about influence of nongenetic factors on AAM are still inconsistent. The factors affecting prenatal and early childhood growth seem to have a larger effect on further sexual maturation. Further studies are needed in order to validate the association between other environmental determinants and AAM in different ethnical groups.

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Nongenetic Determinants of Age at Menarche: A Systematic Review

Yermachenko

Dvornyk

2014

BioMed Research International

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“…Factors that are likely to lie on the causal path (birth weight, gestational age, maternal postpartum obesity and change in postpartum weight) were not considered potential confounders. 31 We performed a sensitivity analysis by including pubertal status of the offspring as a potential confounder because it may or may not 32 lie on the causal path. Our goal was to fit a parsimonious regression model and remove potential confounders if their inclusion did not satisfy our a priori change-in-estimate criterion (≥10% change in the risk ratio).…”

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Gestational weight gain and the risk of offspring obesity at 10 and 16 years: a prospective cohort study in low‐income women

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Eckhardt

Day

et al. 2015

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Objective To study the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and offspring obesity risk at ages chosen to approximate prepuberty (10 years) and postpuberty (16 years). Design Prospective pregnancy cohort. Setting Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Sample Low-income pregnant women (n = 514) receiving prenatal care at an obstetric residency clinic and their singleton offspring. Methods Gestational weight gain was classified based on maternal GWG-for-gestational-age Z-score charts and was modelled using flexible spline terms in modified multivariable Poisson regression models. Main outcome measures Obesity at 10 or 16 years, defined as body mass index (BMI) Z-scores ≥95th centile of the 2000 CDC references, based on measured height and weight. Results The prevalence of offspring obesity was 20% at 10 years and 22% at 16 years. In the overall sample, the risk of offspring obesity at 10 and 16 years increased when GWG exceeded a GWG Z-score of 0 SD (equivalent to 30 kg at 40 weeks); but for gains below a Z-score of 0 SD there was no relationship with child obesity risk. The association between GWG and offspring obesity varied by prepregnancy BMI. Among mothers with a pregravid BMI <25 kg/m2, the risk of offspring obesity increased when GWG Z-score exceeded 0 SD, yet among overweight women (BMI ≥25 kg/m2), there was no association between GWG Z-scores and offspring obesity risk. Conclusions Among lean women, higher GWG may have lasting effects on offspring obesity risk.

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“…Based on the existing literature, we selected the following confounders: socioeconomic status (SES), mothers’ race/ethnicity, mother's parity, maternal smoking during pregnancy (yes/no during 12 months before birth of child), maternal age at menarche, and breastfeeding (yes/no) (2, 34, 35, 46-49). For SES, we included the log parental income (reported at child's birth) and maternal education level (at age 25).…”

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“…(34) In 2011, data from daughters whose mothers participated in the original Nurses’ Health Study (1946-1965) showed that maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) was associated with daughters’ age at menarche in a U-shaped pattern, such that excessively high (>40lbs) and low (<10lbs) GWG were associated with earlier menarche (35). However, given the homogeneity in that sample (95% non-Hispanic white), it was not possible to assess whether these associations held for other racial/ethnic groups.…”

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Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI, Gestational Weight Gain, and Age at Menarche in Daughters

Deardorff

Berry-Millett

Rehkopf

et al. 2012

Matern Child Health J

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Objectives Life course theory suggests that early life experiences can shape health over a lifetime and across generations. Associations between maternal pregnancy experience and daughters’ age at menarche are not well understood. We examined whether maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) were independently related to daughters’ age at menarche. Consistent with a life course perspective, we also examined whether maternal GWG, birth weight, and prepubertal BMI mediated the relationship between pre-pregnancy BMI and daughter's menarcheal age. Methods We examined 2,497 mother-daughter pairs from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Survival analysis with Cox proportional hazards was used to estimate whether maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity (BMI 25.0 kg/m2) and GWG adequacy (inadequate, recommended, and excessive) were associated with risk for earlier menarche among girls, controlling for important covariates. Analyses were conducted to examine the mediating roles of GWG adequacy, child birth weight and prepubertal BMI. Results Adjusting for covariates, pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity (HR= 1.20, 95% CI 1.06, 1.36) and excess GWG (HR=1.13, 95% CI 1.01, 1.27) were associated with daughters’ earlier menarche, while inadequate GWG was not. The association between maternal pre-pregnancy weight and daughters’ menarcheal timing was not mediated by daughter's birth weight, prepubertal BMI or maternal GWG. Conclusions Maternal factors, before and during pregnancy, are potentially important determinants of daughters’ menarcheal timing and are amenable to intervention. Further research is needed to better understand pathways through which these factors operate.

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Gestational Weight Gain and Daughter's Age at Menarche

Cited by 79 publications

References 63 publications

Nongenetic Determinants of Age at Menarche: A Systematic Review

Nongenetic Determinants of Age at Menarche: A Systematic Review

Gestational weight gain and the risk of offspring obesity at 10 and 16 years: a prospective cohort study in low‐income women

Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI, Gestational Weight Gain, and Age at Menarche in Daughters

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