Large maternal weight loss from obesity surgery prevents transmission of obesity to children who were followed for 2 to 18 years
JG Kral, S Biron, S Simard, FS Hould, S Lebel… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Our aim was to compare the prevalence of obesity in 172 children who were
aged 2 to 18 years and born to 113 obese mothers (BMI: 31±9 kg/m2) with substantial
weight loss after biliopancreatic bypass surgery with 45 same-age siblings who were born
before maternal surgery (mothers' BMI: 48±8 kg/m2) and with current population standards.
METHODS. In this case series, with> 88% follow-up in a tertiary referral center,
crosssectional office chart and telephone data on childhood and adolescent weights were …
aged 2 to 18 years and born to 113 obese mothers (BMI: 31±9 kg/m2) with substantial
weight loss after biliopancreatic bypass surgery with 45 same-age siblings who were born
before maternal surgery (mothers' BMI: 48±8 kg/m2) and with current population standards.
METHODS. In this case series, with> 88% follow-up in a tertiary referral center,
crosssectional office chart and telephone data on childhood and adolescent weights were …