Research Projects Using Growing Up Data
Association of Repeated Antibiotic Exposure Up to Age 4 Years with Body Mass at Age 4.5 Years
Publication Date:
2020
Lead Organisation:
Growing Up in New Zealand
Lead Researcher:
Chelimo, C., Camargo, C. A., Morton, S. M. B., & Grant, C. C.
Access Type:
Internal
Primary Classification:
Health and Wellbeing
Secondary Classification:
In this study, repeated antibiotic exposure in early childhood was associated with higher mean BMI-for-age z score and an increased likelihood of obesity. Future research could examine whether interventions such as antibiotic stewardship programs, which are designed to reduce overprescribing of antibiotics, also reduce early childhood obesity. Read the full paper here.