Weight Trajectories Among Youths Following Residential Relocation
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | JAMA network open |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| web | https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841544 |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.44164 |
| Keywords | BODY-MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT; MOBILITY; OBESITY; BIRTH; NEIGHBORHOODS; CHILDHOOD; EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES; CHILDREN |
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| Description | Question Is moving to a different environment associated with body mass index (BMI) trajectories in young people through changes in the external exposome? Findings In this cohort study of 4359 children and young adults (aged 2-24 years) in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the Czech Republic with more than 30 000 age- and sex-standardized BMI (z-BMI) observations, moving to areas with higher environmental hazards (ie, more air pollution or less green space) was associated with increases in z-BMI, particularly in the Dutch cohort, with similar associations seen with gray space in the Swedish cohort; the Czech cohort showed no clear associations. Meaning These findings suggest that greener, less polluted environments may help prevent unhealthy BMI trajectories in children and adolescents, with potential benefits differing across exposome domains and cohorts. |
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