Decreasing birth weight is associated with adverse metabolic profile and lower stature in childhood and adolescence.

Decreasing birth weight is associated with adverse metabolic profile and lower stature in childhood and adolescence.

We aimed to evaluate the association of birth weight SDS with insulin resistance, blood pressure, and auxology in children and adolescents born 23-42 weeks of gestation.We studied 143 singleton children and adolescents aged 9.3 ± 3.3 years (range 2.0-17.9 years). Clinical assessments included insuli...

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Main Authors: José G B Derraik, Deborah L Rowe, Wayne S Cutfield, Paul L Hofman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4356520?pdf=render

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