Pre-pubertal children born post-term have reduced insulin sensitivity and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.

Pre-pubertal children born post-term have reduced insulin sensitivity and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.

BACKGROUND: There are no data on the metabolic consequences of post-term birth (≥42 weeks gestation). We hypothesized that post-term birth would adversely affect insulin sensitivity, as well as other metabolic parameters and body composition in childhood. METHODS: 77 healthy pre-pubertal children, b...

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Main Authors: Ahila Ayyavoo, José G B Derraik, Paul L Hofman, Sarah Mathai, Janene Biggs, Peter Stone, Lynn Sadler, Wayne S Cutfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3698136?pdf=render

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