hrp0089p2-p153 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity P2 | ESPE2018

Early BMI Trajectory Classes are Linked to Distinct Body Fat Partitioning Later in Childhood

Michael Navin , Ying Ong Yi , Sadananthan Suresh Anand , Aris Izzuddin M , Tint Mya Thway , Lun Wen Yuan , Wei Pang Wei , Ling Loy See , Soh Shu-E , Shek Lynette Pei-Chi , Yap Fabian Kok Peng , Tan Kok Hian , Godfrey Keith M , Gluckman Peter D , Chong Yap Seng , Karnani Neerja , Kramer Michael S , Eriksson Johan G , Fortier Marielle V , Velan S Sendhil , Lee Yung Seng

Background: Growth patterns in infancy and early childhood have been linked to risks of obesity and cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood. Body fat partitioning, particularly increased fat accumulation at ectopic sites, has been strongly associated with cardiometabolic disorders. However, the lack of precise body composition measures in prior longitudinal birth-cohort studies has made it difficult to ascertain if early growth patterns could result in consolidation of distinct...