Myrto F Mavilidi, David R Lubans, Philip J Morgan, Andrew Miller, Narelle Eather, Frini Karayanidis, Chris Lonsdale, Michael Noetel, Kylie Shaw, Nicholas Riley
Integrating physical activity into the primary school curriculum: rationale and study protocol for the "Thinking while Moving in English" cluster randomized controlled trial
BMC public health
study examined association caesarean delivery general abdominal obesity among children crosssectional study 635 children aged 6 12 years age 476 girls 159 boys randomly selected isfahan elementary schools weight height waist circumference measured general obesity abdominal obesity defined based world health organization growth charts iranian national cutoff points respectively parents asked delivery type factors potentially related childhood obesity using selfadministered questionnaire association delivery type obesity examined using univariate multivariate logistic regression models overall prevalence general central obesity 176 171 respectively caesarean delivery significantly associated general obesity controlling potential confounders 246 95 ci 130463 p 0005 observed significant association caesarean delivery abdominal obesity crude analyses 166 102269 p 004 disappeared adjusting covariates 196 082469 p 013 results suggest caesarean delivery adversely associated general childhood obesity abdominal obesity provides support recommending vaginal births unless contraindicated research large populations required confirm findings