Abdulrahman M Albeshry, Najim Z Alshahrani, Mohamed Baklola, Mohamed Terra
From Style to Wellness: How Fashion Influencers Are Affecting Healthy Behaviors in Saudi Arabia
Cureus
children born teenage mothers risk physical cognitive problems born adult mothers objective examine differences size intelligence two cohorts offspring born adolescent n 357 adult mothers n 668 attended prenatal clinic two prospective study cohorts assessed children gestation age 6 years adult cohort studied mid1980s teen cohort evaluated mid1990s samples low socioeconomic status study design measures allowed us adjust covariates size iq offspring adolescent mothers significantly smaller mean head circumference 5 mm hc higher body mass index bmi offspring adult mothers offspring adolescent mothers scored significantly lower offspring adult mothers stanfordbinet sbis composite score 4 points quantitative 62 points verbal reasoning 48 points shortterm memory 39 points area scores additional predictors child iq maternal iq home environment race number siblings child hc entered final regression model sbis maternal age hc significantly predicted composite score verbal reasoning shortterm memory area scores 1 cm decrease hc predicted 1 point decrease sbis composite score compared offspring adult women children adolescent mothers lower mean scores cognitive measures smaller head circumference higher bmi differences significant adjusting differences two groups adolescent mothers children would benefit interventions parenting support education nutritional needs advice enriching environments children