Tamanho ao nascer e problemas de saúde mental aos 11 anos em uma coorte brasileira de nascimentos

Translated title of the contribution: Size at birth and mental health problems at 11 years of age in a Brazilian birth cohort

Erika Alejandra Giraldo Gallo, Luciana Anselmi, Samuel C. Dumith, Marcia Scazufca, Ana M.B. Menezes, Pedro C. Hallal, Alicia Matijasevich

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between size at birth and mental health problems at 11 years of age in the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Newborns were weighed and measured, and anthropometric indices were calculated. At 11 years of age, mental health problems were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Prevalence of mental health problems was 32% (95%CI: 31-33). After adjusting for potential con-founders, newborns with weight and body mass index (BMI) for age z-scores < -2 SD were at 27% (95%CI: 7-49) and 29% (95%CI: 10-51) greater risk, respectively, of developing mental health problems at age 11 years than those born with normal scores. Newborns with BMI and head circumference for age z-scores > +2 SD were at 34% (95%CI: 6-71) and 19% (95%CI: 1-40) greater risk, respectively, of developing mental health problems than those with normal scores. The results suggest that early factors that are reflected as size measurements at birth can cause mental health problems later in life.

Translated title of the contributionSize at birth and mental health problems at 11 years of age in a Brazilian birth cohort
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)1622-1632
Number of pages11
JournalCadernos de Saude Publica
Volume27
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anthropometry
  • Fetal development
  • Mental health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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