Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.

Many physical and psychological characteristics are influenced by prenatal development. Some studies have located links between low birth parameters and behavioural problems, with the latter in turn associated with educational progress, career success, overall health, and subsequent life events. How...

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Autores principales:	Lucie Ráčková, Daniela Kuruczová, Jiří Jarkovský, Julie Bienertová-Vašků
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:824c782c08004c368fcfc5498cf60e772021-12-02T20:08:59ZBirth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0253607https://doaj.org/article/824c782c08004c368fcfc5498cf60e772021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253607https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Many physical and psychological characteristics are influenced by prenatal development. Some studies have located links between low birth parameters and behavioural problems, with the latter in turn associated with educational progress, career success, overall health, and subsequent life events. However, few studies have investigated whether this association also applies to children in the normal birth growth range. This study thus investigates the relationship between normal-range birth length, weight, and behavioural problems at the age of seven. We use data from the Czech part of the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC) cohort, which provides comprehensive insight into a post-communist country undergoing a period of economic transition. Childhood behavioural problems were measured in 1,796 children using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Associations were modelled using weighted logistic regression. Birth weight was found to be linked to the total difficulties score, hyperactivity, and peer relationship problems subscales in a fully adjusted model while birth length was not significantly associated with any subscale in the fully adjusted model. We thus conclude that normal-range birth weight is associated with behavioural problems. It can therefore be assumed that the odds of behavioural problems and their consequences can be mitigated by preventive programs targeting pregnant women and children with lower but still normal weight.Lucie RáčkováDaniela KuruczováJiří JarkovskýJulie Bienertová-VaškůPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0253607 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Lucie Ráčková Daniela Kuruczová Jiří Jarkovský Julie Bienertová-Vašků Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.
description	Many physical and psychological characteristics are influenced by prenatal development. Some studies have located links between low birth parameters and behavioural problems, with the latter in turn associated with educational progress, career success, overall health, and subsequent life events. However, few studies have investigated whether this association also applies to children in the normal birth growth range. This study thus investigates the relationship between normal-range birth length, weight, and behavioural problems at the age of seven. We use data from the Czech part of the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC) cohort, which provides comprehensive insight into a post-communist country undergoing a period of economic transition. Childhood behavioural problems were measured in 1,796 children using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Associations were modelled using weighted logistic regression. Birth weight was found to be linked to the total difficulties score, hyperactivity, and peer relationship problems subscales in a fully adjusted model while birth length was not significantly associated with any subscale in the fully adjusted model. We thus conclude that normal-range birth weight is associated with behavioural problems. It can therefore be assumed that the odds of behavioural problems and their consequences can be mitigated by preventive programs targeting pregnant women and children with lower but still normal weight.
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author	Lucie Ráčková Daniela Kuruczová Jiří Jarkovský Julie Bienertová-Vašků
author_facet	Lucie Ráčková Daniela Kuruczová Jiří Jarkovský Julie Bienertová-Vašků
author_sort	Lucie Ráčková
title	Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.
title_short	Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.
title_full	Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.
title_fullStr	Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.
title_full_unstemmed	Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.
title_sort	birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a czech elspac cohort.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/824c782c08004c368fcfc5498cf60e77
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Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.

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