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Association of measures of fetal and childhood growth with non-clinical psychotic symptoms in 12-year-olds : the ALSPAC cohort
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Thomas, Kate, Harrison, Glynn, Zammit, Stanley, Lewis, Glyn, Horwood, Jeremy, Heron, Jon, Hollis, Chris, Wolke, Dieter, Thompson, Andrew D. and Gunnell, David (2009) Association of measures of fetal and childhood growth with non-clinical psychotic symptoms in 12-year-olds : the ALSPAC cohort. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194 (6). pp. 521-526. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.108.051730 ISSN 0007-1250.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.051730
Abstract
Background:
Previous studies have suggested that impaired fetal and childhood growth are associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia, but the association of pre-adult growth with non-clinical psychotic symptoms (psychosis-like symptoms) in children is not known.
Aims:
To explore the associations of body size at birth and age 7.5 years with childhood psychosis-like symptoms.
Method:
Prospective cohort of children followed up from birth to age 12: the ALSPAC cohort.
Results:
Data on 6000 singleton infants born after 37 weeks of gestation. A one standard deviation increase in birth weight was associated with an 18% reduction in the risk of definite psychosis-like symptoms after adjusting for age and gestation (Odds ratio (OR)=0.82, 95% CI=0.73-0.92, P=0.001). This association was partly confounded by maternal anthropometry, smoking during pregnancy, socioeconomic status and IQ. A similar association was seen for birth length and psychosis-like symptoms, which disappeared after controlling for birth weight. There was little evidence for an association of 7-year height or adiposity with psychosis-like symptoms.
Conclusions:
Measures of impaired fetal, but not childhood, growth are associated with an increased risk of psychosis-like symptoms in 12-year-olds.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Body mass index, Schizoaffective disorders, Cohort analysis, Child development | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Psychiatry | ||||
Publisher: | Royal College of Psychiatrists | ||||
ISSN: | 0007-1250 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | 194 | ||||
Number: | 6 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 521-526 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.051730 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Funder: | Wellcome Trust (London, England), Medical Research Council (Great Britain) (MRC), University of Bristol | ||||
Grant number: | 072043 |
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