Metabolic Outcomes in Adults Born Preterm With Very Low Birthweight or Small for Gestational Age at Term: A Cohort Study | Zendy

Chandima Balasuriya | Zendy; Astrid Kamilla Stunes | Zendy; Mats Peder Mosti | Zendy; Berit Schei | Zendy; Marit S. Indredavik | Zendy; Ingrid K. Hals | Zendy; Kari Anne I. Evensen | Zendy; Unni Syversen | Zendy

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Metabolic Outcomes in Adults Born Preterm With Very Low Birthweight or Small for Gestational Age at Term: A Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Chandima Balasuriya,

Astrid Kamilla Stunes,

Mats Peder Mosti,

Berit Schei,

Marit S. Indredavik,

Ingrid K. Hals,

Kari Anne I. Evensen,

Unni Syversen

Publication year - 2018

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.2018-00464

Subject(s) - medicine , small for gestational age , waist , insulin resistance , endocrinology , cohort , gestational age , metabolic syndrome , glycated hemoglobin , percentile , body mass index , pregnancy , insulin , diabetes mellitus , obesity , type 2 diabetes , biology , statistics , genetics , mathematics

Low birthweight (LBW) has emerged as a risk factor of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Whether adults with very low birthweight (VLBW) born preterm are at higher risk than individuals who were term-born small for gestational age (tb-SGA) is not established. We assessed metabolic outcomes, including relation with skeletal parameters, in these two LBW categories.

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