Abstract
Events occurring during the gestational period can influence the development of diseases and conditions such as obesity. This study aimed to analyze the association between events occurring in the gestational period and the occurrence of obesity in children based on dermatoglyphic traits. The sample comprised 73 children born in 2009, living in Palhoça, Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, regularly enrolled in public and private schools in that municipality and who are participants of an ongoing major cohort study project called Coorte Brasil Sul. The results show predictive traits of obesity when comparing BMI and fingerprint groups. Obese male group, presented the figure Ulnar Loop (UL) in the right hand (MDT1) thumb and greater number of ridges in the (MDSQL1) right thumb the greater the BMI; likewise, the older the woman getting pregnant the greater the number of ridges that the child presented in the (MESQL2) left index finger and (MESQL1) right thumb. The results obtained infer the presence of predictive traits of BMI ranges and a possible association between the dermatoglyphic traits of children with obesity and late pregnancy women.
Highlights
The maintenance of health conditions during the gestational period directly influences the healthy development of the fetus
We investigated children of both genders, born in 2009 (10–11 years old), residing in Palhoca, Santa Catarina (SC), regularly enrolled in public and private schools in the municipality; we decided to investigate this sample since these children participate in a larger cohort study project in progress called the South Brazil Cohort, under the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS) of the Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul)
The results obtained demonstrate that there was a significant correlation between the number of ridges on the child’s fingers, Body Mass Index (BMI) child and maternal age at the beginning of pregnancy, with a greater number of ridges on fingers MESQL1 and MDSQL1, when considering both genders
Summary
The maintenance of health conditions during the gestational period directly influences the healthy development of the fetus. Studies show that events that occur in this phase can directly influence the child’s life and development [1, 2].it is essential to care for pregnant women with regard to habits that are harmful to their health, such as the use of alcohol and tobacco, among other legal and illegal substances, which are harmful [3]. Events that occurred in the gestation period and obesity in children
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