Prepregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and risk of childhood atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
- 23 February 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 32 (5), 892-904
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.13488
Abstract
Background Maternal weight before and during pregnancy influences the health of offspring. Several observational studies have investigated a link between the risk of childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) and prepregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG), but the conclusions of these studies were inconsistent. The aim of this review was to evaluate the association between the risk of childhood AD and prepregnancy maternal BMI and GWG. Methods The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched from inception to February 2, 2021. Observational studies investigating the association between the risk of childhood AD and prepregnancy maternal BMI and GWG were included. Fixed‐ or random‐effects models with inverse variance weights were used to calculate pooled risk estimates. Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were used to explore the sources of heterogeneity. Results Thirteen studies with a total of 114 485 participants were included. Ten studies reported prepregnancy maternal BMI, and five reported GWG. Maternal underweight was associated with a higher risk of childhood AD (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02‐1.10). Continuous BMI was not related to childhood AD (OR = 1.00; 95% CI, 0.98‐1.02). In comparison with normal GWG, moderate/very high GWG increased the risk of childhood AD (OR = 1.05; 95% CI, 1.02‐1.08; OR = 1.13; 95% CI, 1.07‐1.19, respectively), while low GWG decreased the risk (OR = 0.92; 95% CI, 0.89‐0.96). Excessive GWG relative to recommendations was associated with a higher risk of childhood AD (OR = 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01‐1.10), while a lower risk of childhood AD was associated with inadequate GWG relative to recommendations (OR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.83‐0.91). Conclusions Maternal underweight, high GWG, and excessive GWG relative to recommendations are associated with an elevated risk of childhood AD, while low GWG and inadequate GWG relative to recommendations decreased the risk. Weight management before and during pregnancy is encouraged for primary prevention of childhood AD.Keywords
Funding Information
- Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (Y20190011)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81770030)
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