Association of Maternal Weight Gain in Pregnancy With Offspring Obesity and Metabolic and Vascular Traits in Childhood
Author(s) -
Abigail Fraser,
Kate Tilling,
Corrie MacdonaldWallis,
Naveed Sattar,
MarieJo Brion,
L. Benfield,
Andy Ness,
John Deanfield,
Aroon D. Hingorani,
Scott M. Nelson,
George Davey Smith,
Debbie A. Lawlor
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.906081
Subject(s) - offspring , medicine , pregnancy , weight gain , body mass index , endocrinology , obesity , blood pressure , birth weight , waist , overweight , prospective cohort study , physiology , obstetrics , body weight , biology , genetics
We sought to examine the association of gestational weight gain (GWG) and prepregnancy weight with offspring adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors.
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