Associations of childcare arrangements with adiposity measures in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort: the GUSTO study

• Main Authors: Wong, Beverly Wen-Xin, Toh, Jia Ying, Sugianto, Ray, Chia, Airu, Tint, Mya Thway, Yuan, Wen Lun, Padmapriya, Natarajan, Lança, Carla, Saw, Seang-Mei, Lee, Yung Seng, Shek, Lynette Pei-Chi, Tan, Kok Hian, Yap, Fabian, Godfrey, Keith M., Chong, Yap-Seng, Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk, Eriksson, Johan G., Chan, Shiao-Yng, Chong, Mary Foong-Fong
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Childcare; Adiposity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161399
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Childcare arrangements shape behavioural patterns that influence the risk of childhood obesity. However, little is known of its influence on childhood obesity in Singapore. We aim to examine the associations between childcare arrangements at the age of 5 years and childhood adiposity at age 6 years....