An observational study in Obesity, Childhood, sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 0 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-01-31.
Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Observational
Using retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record, the investigators will study the association between mother's weight / weight change before and during pregnancy and the development of childhood obesity up until 5 years of age.
The investigators are extracting de-identified retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record for mother-child pairs. From this data, the investigators will study the association between mother weight change during pregnancy and the risk of her child developing obesity during the first 5 years of life. Included mothers must have at least one weight measurement and at least one height measurement; they must have at least one child with weight/length measurements at birth and one additional same day height/weight measurement at or before 5 years of age.
1,117 studies on the registry are indexed under Pediatric Obesity; 189 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 20,670 is above the median of 200 across 231 observational studies indexed under Pediatric Obesity.
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Of its 122 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 91 (75%) have results posted.
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Mothers who have delivered at VUMC and their children who are seen by Vanderbilt-affiliated physicians.
Inclusion Criteria:
Mothers who have delivered at VUMC and their children who are seen by Vanderbilt-affiliated physicians.
Obesity of the Child (in the Mother-child Pair) During the First 5 Years of the Child's Life
Obesity of the child is defined as having a BMI-by-age classification greater than the 95th percentile based on the US CDC percentiles.
Time frame: first 5 years of child's life
| Milestone | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| Started | 20670 |
| Completed | 20670 |
| Not completed | 0 |
Obesity of the child is defined as having a BMI-by-age classification greater than the 95th percentile based on the US CDC percentiles.
| Participants | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| Obesity of the Child (in the Mother-child Pair) During the First 5 Years of the Child's Life | 1845 |
Collected over Retrospective observational study; not applicable. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother-Child | — | — | — |
Mother-child pairs meeting inclusion criteria, mothers and children are reported individually.
| Age, Continuous(years) | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| Maternal Age at delivery | 28 (23.5 to 32.3) |
| Child Age at delivery | 0 (0 to 0) |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| Maternal sex — Female | 10335 |
| Maternal sex — Male | 0 |
| Child sex — Female | 4887 |
| Child sex — Male | 5448 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3082 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 17168 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 420 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 154 |
| Asian | 1420 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4778 |
| White | 12778 |
| More than one race | 82 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 1458 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Mother-Child |
|---|---|
| United States | 20670 |
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