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Volume 32, Number 8—August 2026

Research

Infections in Infancy and Association with Long-Term Weight Gain and Obesity in Children, Southern California, USA

Zackary W. TaylorComments to Author  and Jane C. Lin
Author affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Southern California at KP Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA (Z.W. Taylor); Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, California, USA (J.C. Lin)

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Population proportion among children 10–15 years of age by BMI percentile and infant clinical infection status from study of infant infections and obesity in children, southern California, USA. We used BMI and absolute weight closest to age 10 for those 10–15 years of age. BMI, body mass index; IWOT, clinical infection in infancy without antimicrobial drug treatment; NMAI, no clinical infection in infancy.

Figure 2. Population proportion among children 10–15 years of age by BMI percentile and infant clinical infection status from study of infant infections and obesity in children, southern California, USA. We used BMI and absolute weight closest to age 10 for those 10–15 years of age. BMI, body mass index; IWOT, clinical infection in infancy without antimicrobial drug treatment; NMAI, no clinical infection in infancy.

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