Ethnic differences in neonatal body composition in a multi-ethnic population and the impact of parental factors: a population-based cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Neonates from low and middle income countries (LAMIC) tend to have lower birth weight compared with Western European (WE) neonates. Parental height, BMI and maternal parity, age and educational level often differ according to ethnic background, and are associated with offspring birth wei...

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Main Authors: Line Sletner, Britt Nakstad, Chittaranjan S Yajnik, Kjersti Mørkrid, Siri Vangen, Mari H Vårdal, Ingar M Holme, Kåre I Birkeland, Anne Karen Jenum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3756946?pdf=render