Systematic examination of infant size and growth metrics as risk factors for overweight in young adulthood.

To systematically examine infant size and growth, according to the 2006 WHO infant growth standards, as risk factors for overweight status in young adulthood in a historical cohort. Specifically, to assess: Whether accounting for length (weight-for-length) provides a different picture of risk than w...

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Main Authors: Andrew O Odegaard, Audrey C Choh, Ramzi W Nahhas, Bradford Towne, Stefan A Czerwinski, Ellen W Demerath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3688577?pdf=render