Key result
Prenatal neighborhood disadvantage predicts early adiposity, linking to higher BP and inflammation by age seven.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the extent to which prenatal family- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors influence the cardiometabolic health of low-income Mexican American children.
Do prenatal socioeconomic factors influence cardiometabolic health in low-income Mexican American children?
Population
322 low-income, Mexican American mother-child dyads
Comparison
Prenatal neighborhood disadvantage and family-level economic hardship
Design
Longitudinal study
Follow-up
Child age 7.5 years
Authors
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May indicate early cardiometabolic vulnerability from prenatal disadvantage in Mexican American children; extends prior work but remains hypothesis-generating.
Cohort (n=322)
Do prenatal socioeconomic factors influence cardiometabolic health in low-income Mexican American children?
Prenatal neighborhood concentrated disadvantage is associated with adverse cardiometabolic phenotypes as early as preschool age in Mexican American children.
Curci et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Cardiometabolic health (n=322). Prenatal neighborhood concentrated disadvantage was evaluated on Adiposity, blood pressure, inflammation, and lipid profile at 4.5 and 7.5 years. Higher prenatal neighborhood concentrated disadvantage predicted higher adiposity at age 4.5 years, which subsequently predicted higher adiposity, blood pressure, and inflammation at age 7.5 years.
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