Open AccessNeonatal Macrosomia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Adult Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s) -
Gregory M. Hermann,
Lindsay M. Dallas,
Sarah E. Haskell,
Robert D. Roghair
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000285629
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , hyperinsulinemia , insulin resistance , weanling , impaired glucose tolerance , risk factor , obesity
Weight in infancy correlates with risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in adulthood. Clinical observations have been confounded by obesity-prone genotypes and obesity-linked lifestyles.
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