Does Birthweight Represent Imprinting for Life? Preliminary Findings from the Level and Timing of Diabetic Hyperglycemia in Utero: Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbidity (TEAM) Study

Does Birthweight Represent Imprinting for Life? Preliminary Findings from the Level and Timing of Diabetic Hyperglycemia in Utero: Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbidity (TEAM) Study

Women with pre-gestational diabetes have a high rate of large for gestational age (LGA) babies compared to women without diabetes. In particular, there is a high rate of asymmetric LGA defined as ponderal index (PI) > 90th percentile for gestational age. We examined the association of birth weigh...

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Main Authors: Jane C. Khoury, Mekibib Altaye, Shelley Ehrlich, Suzanne Summer, Nicholas J. Ollberding, Rhonda Szczesniak, Resmi Gupta, Patrick Catalano, Katherine Bowers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Reports
Subjects:
birthweight
ponderal index
asymmetric large for gestational age
offspring
pre-gestational diabetes
body mass index
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-841X/3/4/36

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