Abstract
This is an update of the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort profile, originally published in 2011. In view of the high prevalence of overweight and mental health problems among Brazilian children, together with the availability of state-of-the-art equipment to assess body composition and diagnostic tests for mental health in childhood, the main outcomes measured in the fifth follow-up (mean age 6.8 years) included child body composition, mental health and cognitive ability. A total of 3722 (90.2%) of the original mothers/carers were interviewed and their children examined in a clinic where they underwent whole-body dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), air displacement plethysmography and a 3D photonic scan. Saliva samples for DNA were obtained. Clinical psychologists applied the Development and Well-Being Assessment questionnaire and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children to all children. Results are being compared with those of the two earlier cohorts to assess the health effects of economic growth and full implementation of public policies aimed at reducing social inequalities in the past 30 years. For further information visit the programme website at [http://www.epidemio-ufpel.org.br/site/content/coorte_2004/questionarios.php]. Applications to use the data should be made by contacting 2004 cohort researchers and filling in the application form available at [http://www.epidemio-ufpel.org.br/site/content/estudos/formularios.php].
Highlights
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This paper describes the methods and some of the findings from this fifth visit to the cohort, which was planned mainly to assess body composition, mental health, development and cognitive ability
Body composition assessed by air-displacement plethysmography at the age of 6 years showed that girls had higher mean adiposity measures and lower mean fat-free mass (FFM) than boys (Table 2)
Summary
Cohort Profile Update: 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Mental health and genetic assessment at the 6 years follow-up. Ina S Santos,1* Aluısio JD Barros,[1] Alicia Matijasevich,[1,2] Roberta Zanini,[1] Maria Aurora Chrestani Cesar,[1] Fabio Alberto Camargo-Figuera,[1] Isabel O Oliveira,[1] Fernando C Barros[1,3] and Cesar G Victora[1]
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