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. 2013 Oct;7(5):400-8.
doi: 10.4162/nrp.2013.7.5.400. Epub 2013 Oct 1.

Maternal and grandmaternal obesity and environmental factors as determinants of daughter's obesity

Mi Na Shin  1 , Kyung Hea Lee, Hye Sang Lee, Satoshi Sasaki, Hea Young Oh, Eun Soon Lyu, Mi Kyung Kim
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Maternal and grandmaternal obesity and environmental factors as determinants of daughter's obesity

Mi Na Shin et al. Nutr Res Pract. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Obesity may be the consequence of various environmental or genetic factors, which may be highly correlated with each other. We aimed to examine whether grandmaternal and maternal obesity and environmental risk factors are related to obesity in daughters. Daughters (n = 182) recruited from female students, their mothers (n = 147) and their grandmothers (n = 67) were included in this study. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the association between the daughter's obesity and maternal, grandmaternal, and environmental factors. Maternal heights of 161-175cm (OD: 8.48, 95% CI: 3.61-19.93) and 156-160 cm (2.37, 1.14-4.91) showed positive associations with a higher height of daughter, compared to those of 149-155 cm. Mothers receiving a university or a higher education had a significant OR (3.82, 1.27-11.50) for a higher height of daughter compared to those having a low education (elementary school). Mother having the heaviest weight at current time (59-80 kg, 3.78, 1.73-8.28) and the heaviest weight at 20 years of age (51-65 kg, 3.17, 1.53-6.55) had significant associations with a higher height of daughters, compared to those having the lightest weight at the same times. There was no association between the height, weight, and BMI of daughters and the characteristics and education of her grandmothers. In conclusion, although genetic factors appear to influence the daughter's height more than environmental factors, the daughter's weight appears to be more strongly associated with individual factors than the genetic factors.

Keywords: Trans generational; body mass index; daughter; grandmother; mother.

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