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| Title |
Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life Increases Risk of Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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| Published in |
Frontiers in endocrinology, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fendo.2017.00170 |
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| Authors |
Xiaoqing Shao, Xiaolian Ding, Bin Wang, Ling Li, Xiaofei An, Qiuming Yao, Ronghua Song, Jin-an Zhang |
| Abstract |
A number of studies have previously assessed the impact of antibiotic exposure in early life on the risk of childhood obesity, but no systematic assessment is currently available. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to comprehensively and quantitatively elucidate the risk of childhood obesity caused by antibiotic exposure in early life. Literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Random-effect meta-analysis was used to pool the statistical estimates. Fifteen cohort studies involving 445,880 participants were finally included, and all those studies were performed in developed countries. Antibiotic exposure in early life significantly increased risk of childhood overweight [relative risk (RR) = 1.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.13-1.35, P < 0.001] and childhood obesity (RR = 1.21, 95% CI 1.13-1.30, P < 0.001). Antibiotic exposure in early life also significantly increased the z-score of childhood body mass index (mean difference: 0.07, 95% CI 0.05-0.09, P < 0.00001). Importantly, there was an obvious dose-response relationship between antibiotic exposure in early life and childhood adiposity, with a 7% increment in the risk of overweight (RR = 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.15, P = 0.03) and a 6% increment in the risk of obesity (RR = 1.06, 95% CI 1.02-1.09, P < 0.001) for each additional course of antibiotic exposure. In conclusion, antibiotic exposure in early life significantly increases risk of childhood obesity. Moreover, current analyses are mainly taken from developed countries, and therefore the impact of antibiotic exposure on risk of childhood obesity in vulnerable populations or developing countries still needs to be evaluated in future studies. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 17% |
| Spain | 4 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Colombia | 1 | 4% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4% |
| Andorra | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 7 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 71% |
| Scientists | 6 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 95 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 95 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 14% |
| Researcher | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 31 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 33% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 34 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 October 2019.
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#2,278,107
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#599
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#42,365
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#8
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