Association between pre-and postnatal growth and longitudinal trends in serum uric acid levels and blood pressure in children aged 3 to 7 years
Abstract Background Uric acid has been identified as an important factor in the development of hypertension. If low birth weight (LBW) combined with catch-up growth (CUG) is associated with continuously elevated serum uric acid levels (SUA) level trajectories, LBW children who experience CUG may hav...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-1922-8 |