Exposición a antibióticos en los primeros seis meses de vida asociada a desarrollo de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños en edad pre-escolar

Miguel A.  Tresierra-Ayala; Alberto M.  Herrera-Aquino; Raúl H.  Montalvo-Otivo

doi:10.18050/ucvscientiabiomedica.v4i2.01

Exposure to antibiotics in the first six months of life associated with the development of overweight and obesity in children of pre-school age

Authors

Miguel A. Tresierra-Ayala Universidad César Vallejo, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2351-527X
Alberto M. Herrera-Aquino Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0292-3477
Raúl H. Montalvo-Otivo Universidad César Vallejo, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-8850

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18050/ucvscientiabiomedica.v4i2.01

Keywords:

Antibiotic, Overweight, Obesity, Childhood

Abstract

A case-control study was conducted to analyze whether antibiotic exposure in the first six months of life increases the risk of overweight or obesity in the preschool age. We studied 636 patients between 2 and 5 years of age with overweight or obesity 424 paired eutrophic controls. The Odds ratio was 2,69 with a confidence interval of 1,90 – 3,82 (p <0,001). It is concluded that antibiotic exposure during the first six months of life increases the risk of overweight or obesity in the preschool age.

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Tresierra-Ayala, M. A. ., Herrera-Aquino, A. M. ., & Montalvo-Otivo, R. H. . (2021). Exposure to antibiotics in the first six months of life associated with the development of overweight and obesity in children of pre-school age. UCV Scientia Biomédica, 4(2), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.18050/ucvscientiabiomedica.v4i2.01