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The mediation effect of anthropometry and physical fitness on the relationship between birthweight and basal metabolic rate in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2019

Isabele Goes Nobre ,
Marcos Andre Moura-dos-Santos ,
Gabriela Goes Nobre ,
Ravi Marinho dos Santos ,
Isabella da Costa Ribeiro ,
Gabriela Carvalho Jurema Santos ,
Eveline Viana da Silva da Fonseca ,
Tafnes Laís P. Santos de Oliveira ,
Wylla Tatiana Ferreira e Silva  and
Julie-Anne Nazare
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Isabele Goes Nobre
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes (CRNH-RA), Lyon, France Centre Européen pour la Nutrition et la Santé (CENS), Lyon, France
Marcos Andre Moura-dos-Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Education, Superior School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Gabriela Goes Nobre
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Centro Acadêmico de Vitoria–Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Ravi Marinho dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Centro Acadêmico de Vitoria–Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Isabella da Costa Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Gabriela Carvalho Jurema Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Education, Superior School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Eveline Viana da Silva da Fonseca
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Tafnes Laís P. Santos de Oliveira
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Wylla Tatiana Ferreira e Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Julie-Anne Nazare
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes (CRNH-RA), Lyon, France Université-Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, INSERM 1060, INRA 1397, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, INSA Lyon, Oullins, France
Carol Gois Leandro*
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
*
Address for correspondence: Carol Gois Leandro, Departamento de Nutrição – Centro Academico de Vitória – UFPE; Rua Alto do Reservatório, s/n Bela Vista. Vitória de Santo Antao, Pernambuco, Brazil. Email. carolleandro22@gmail.com
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Abstract

Background:

Birthweight (BW) has been associated with anthropometry, body composition and physical fitness during growth and development of children. However, less is known about the mediation effect of those variables on the relationship between BW and basal metabolic rate (BMR) in children.

Objective:

To analyse the mediation effect of anthropometry, body composition and physical fitness on the association between BW and BMR in children.

Methods:

In total, 499 children (254 boys, 245 girls) aged 7–10 years were included. Anthropometry (weight, height, head, waist and hip circumferences), body composition (skinfolds thickness, body fat percentage), physical fitness (handgrip strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, muscular explosive power, agility, running speed) and BMR were evaluated. The analyses were conducted by: single-mediator analysis (SMA) and multi-mediator analysis (MMA).

Results:

The SMA indicates height, head, waist and hip circumferences and handgrip strength as significant mediators of BW on BMR for boys and height, hip circumference and handgrip strength as significant mediators of BW on BMR for girls. In MMA for girls, there were significant indirect effects for height, hip circumference and handgrip strength, with 79.08% of percent mediation. For boys, the head and waist circumferences mediation had a significant indirect effect, with 83.37% of percent mediation.

Conclusion:

The anthropometric variables associated with BW were body height, head, hip and waist circumferences for boys and body height and hip circumference for girls. The current study provides new evidence that height and handgrip strength during childhood mediated the relationship between BW and BMR.

Keywords

Anthropometrybody compositionphysical fitnesschildhoodbirthweightbasal metabolism
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Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease , Volume 11 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 640 - 647
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© Cambridge University Press and the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2019

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