Obesity Among Young Adult Males Born With Cesarean Section.

Elective and Non-elective Cesarean Section and the Risk for Obesity Among Young Male Conscripts: a Population-based Cohort and Matched-sibling Analysis.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03918044

Enrollment

97291

Registered

2019-04-17

Start date

2019-04-30

Completion date

2019-08-30

Last updated

2023-03-28

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Conditions

Caesarean Section, Cesarean Section Complications, Obesity

Keywords

Obesity, Cesarean Section, Vaginal Delivery, Elective Cesarean Section, Non-elective Cesarean Section

Brief summary

Previous research has suggested that cesarean section may be associated with an increased risk of developing obesity in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Yet, previous studies have been small or unable to differentiate between elective and non-elective cesarean section. Therefore, using a population-based cohort the purpose is to examine the associations between vaginal delivery, elective and non-elective cesarean section on the risk of developing obesity in young adulthood among Swedish young singleton males. Using the Swedish medical birth registry, the recorded mode of delivery and indication of delivery which will be matched to those males who perform military conscription, where their body mass index is recorded. The investigators hypothesize that there will be an elevated risk of obesity in those born with non-elective cesarean section, as a function of confounding, while those born with elective cesarean section will not have a higher risk of obesity than those born with vaginal delivery.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Singleton birth. * Retrievable from medical birth registry.

Exclusion criteria

* No available information on mode of delivery. * Not conscripted. * Extreme values at conscription.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Categories of body mass index	Measured at conscription (~18 years of age)	World health organisation categories of body mass index: underweight BMI\<18.5, normal weight BMI 18.5-24.9, overweight BMI 25-29.9 and obese BMI\>30. Weight at conscription was measured using standardized scales and height was assessed using stadiometers in a standardized manner.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Continuous body mass index	Measured at conscription (~18 years of age)	Measured continuous body mass index

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results