Open AccessEffect of Birth Size and Catch-Up Growth on Adult Blood Pressure and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Author(s) -
Ralph W. J. Leunissen,
G.F. Kerkhof,
Theo Stijnen,
Anita Hokken-Koelega
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000338791
Subject(s) - intima media thickness , blood pressure , medicine , birth weight , small for gestational age , short stature , gestational age , endocrinology , diastole , pregnancy , carotid arteries , biology , genetics
To investigate the effect of birth size and weight gain during childhood on blood pressure and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in young adulthood.
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