High Risk of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Men Born Small for Gestational Age with and without Obesity or Height Catch-Up Growth: A Prospective Longitudinal Register Study on Birth Size in 245,000 Swedish Conscripts | Zendy

MarieLouise Barrenäs | Zendy; Björn Jönsson | Zendy; Torsten Tuvemo | Zendy; Per-Anders Hellström | Zendy; Maria Lundgren | Zendy

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High Risk of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Men Born Small for Gestational Age with and without Obesity or Height Catch-Up Growth: A Prospective Longitudinal Register Study on Birth Size in 245,000 Swedish Conscripts

Author(s) -

MarieLouise Barrenäs,

Björn Jönsson,

Torsten Tuvemo,

Per-Anders Hellström,

Maria Lundgren

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-0385

Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , sensorineural hearing loss , small for gestational age , overweight , birth weight , gestational age , obesity , metabolic syndrome , hearing loss , risk factor , odds ratio , pregnancy , pediatrics , obstetrics , biology , audiology , genetics

Several components of the metabolic syndrome coincide with those risk factors linked to sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). According to the thrifty phenotype hypothesis, the metabolic syndrome can be caused by events during the fetal period. This study tests the thrifty phenotype hypothesis on hearing, using body size at birth and conscription as indirect markers for fetal programming and body mass index as an indicator for the metabolic syndrome.

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