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The Association of Early Life Supplemental Nutrition With Lean Body Mass and Grip Strength in Adulthood: Evidence From APCAPS
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Kulkarni, B and Kuper, H and Radhakrishna, KV and Hills, AP and Byrne, NM and Taylor, A and Sullivan, R and Bowen, L and Wells, JC and Ben-Shlomo, Y and Smith, GD and Ebrahim, S and Kinra, S, The Association of Early Life Supplemental Nutrition With Lean Body Mass and Grip Strength in Adulthood: Evidence From APCAPS, American Journal of Epidemiology, 179, (6) pp. 700-709. ISSN 0002-9262 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
In the present study, we examined the associations of early nutrition with adult lean body mass (LBM) and muscle strength in a birth cohort that was established to assess the long-term impact of a nutrition program. Participants (n = 1,446, 32% female) were born near Hyderabad, India, in 29 villages from 1987 to 1990, during which time only intervention villages (n = 15) had a government program that offered balanced protein-calorie supplementation to pregnant women and children. Participants’ LBM and appendicular skeletal muscle mass were measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; grip strength and information on lifestyle indicators, including diet and physical activity level, were also obtained. Ages (mean = 20.3 years) and body mass indexes (weight (kg)/height (m)2; mean = 19.5) of participants in 2 groups were similar. Current dietary energy intake was higher in the intervention group. Unadjusted LBM and grip strength were similar in 2 groups. After adjustment for potential confounders, the intervention group had lower LBM (β = −0.75; P = 0.03), appendicular skeletal muscle mass, and grip strength than did controls, but these differences were small in magnitude (<0.1 standard deviation). Multivariable regression analyses showed that current socioeconomic position, energy intake, and physical activity level had a positive association with adult LBM and muscle strength. This study could not detect a "programming" effect of early nutrition supplementation on adult LBM and muscle strength.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | body composition; cohort study; developmental origins of health and disease; grip strength; lean body mass; muscle mass; nutrition; physical activity |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Nutrition and dietetics |
| Research Field: | Sport and exercise nutrition |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Nutrition |
| UTAS Author: | Hills, AP (Professor Andrew Hills) |
| UTAS Author: | Byrne, NM (Professor Nuala Byrne) |
| ID Code: | 115724 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 13 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2017-04-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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