Infant obesity: are we ready to make this diagnosis?
Infant obesity was common in our practice. Infant obesity strongly predicted obesity at age 24 months. Risk factors included excessive intrapartum weight gain or being born large for gestational age. Clinicians diagnosed obesity in only a minority of children. Primary care providers need to diagnose obesity in infants and work to develop effective interventions.
CRI is a significant independent predictor of mortality in ICD recipients. Further investigation is needed to determine whether prevention, early detection, and more aggressive intervention in the treatment of CRI will reduce the incidence of mortality in this population.