ISGA 2026
The next congress will be held in 2026. Those interested in hosting it are invited to contact Lawrence Schell, President.
Highlights from Zagreb 2024
Infant and childhood growth dynamics: modelling, prenatal correlates, and lifecourse outcome
Childhood obesity rates have increased fourfold in the last three decades. Growth dynamics in infancy and childhood highlight early developmental processes driving the risk of increasing adiposity. Thus, it is important to characterize early life growth and identify its correlates and outcomes.
The ‘muscle-bone unit’ from childhood into early adulthood: a sitar nonlinear growth model
One approach to modelling nonlinear longitudinal data is to fit Super Imposition by Translation and Rotation (SITAR) models. Using data from the paediatric bone mineral accrual study (PBMAS, 1991-2017) we have shown that during adolescence, bone development is driven by muscle development.
The proportion of weight gain due to change in fat massin infants with vs without rapid growth
Background: There is extensive evidence that rapid infant weight gain increases the risk of childhood obesity, but this is normally based on childhood body mass index (BMI) only and whether or not this is because infants with rapid weight gain accrue greater fat mass is unknown.