Paternal height has an impact on birth weight of their offspring in a Japanese population: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

• Published in: Journal of developmental origins of health and disease Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 542 - 554
• Main Authors: Takagi, K., Iwama, N., Metoki, H., Uchikura, Y., Matsubara, Y., Matsubara, K., Nishigori, H., Saito, M., Fujiwara, I., Sakurai, K., Kuriyama, S., Arima, T., Nakai, K., Yaegashi, N., Sugiyama, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Body mass index; Health risk assessment; Obesity; Original Article; Studies; Womens health; Japan; Japan Environment and Children’s Study; large for gestational age; small for gestational age; body mass index; pregnancy; paternal

This study examines the relationship between paternal height or body mass index (BMI) and birth weight of their offspring in a Japanese general population. The sample included 33,448 pregnant Japanese women and used fixed data, including maternal, paternal and infant characteristics, from the Japan...