Body shape trajectories are associated with birth weight, body mass index and sociodemographic conditions in participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): a multiple correspondence analysis

• Main Authors: Isiyara Taverna Pimenta (Author), Rosane Harter Griep (Author), Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos (Author), Maria de Fatima Haueisen Sander Diniz (Author), Arlinda B. Moreno (Author), Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Evaluating lifelong weight trajectories is challenging due to the high costs of studies that follow individuals from childhood to adulthood. The use of silhouette scales has been a new approach to assess the body shape trajectory across life as a proxy for body weight trajectory....