Abstract
AIM: Prematurity is associated with features of metabolic syndrome in young adulthood. We investigated the body composition and blood pressure of children born preterm.
METHODS: A longitudinal, observational study was conducted with preterm infants who had a birth weight of
RESULTS: A total of 63 preterm infants were enrolled. At term equivalent age, growth and fat-free mass were lower in preterm infants than in term newborns, but fat mass was higher. At 5 years of age, children born preterm were still lighter and shorter than children born at term. When the results were analysed by gender, the fat-free mass index was lower in boys born preterm than in their peers (12.1 ± 1.1 versus 13.0 ± 1.0 kg/h(2) p <0.005), whereas no difference was detected among girls. Diastolic blood pressure was higher in children born preterm than in children born at term (61.14 ± 7.8 vs 56.69 ± 8.2 mmHg, p = 0.009).
CONCLUSION: Boys born preterm showed a relative lack of fat-free mass at school age compared to their peers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e119-e123 |
| Journal | Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Body composition
- Fat mass
- Fat-free mass
- Metabolic syndrome
- Preterm infants
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- Medicine(all)
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Boys who are born preterm show a relative lack of fat-free mass at 5 years of age compared to their peers. / Giannì, M. L.; Roggero, P.; Piemontese, P.; Morlacchi, L.; Bracco, B.; Taroni, F.; Garavaglia, E.; Mosca, F.
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T1 - Boys who are born preterm show a relative lack of fat-free mass at 5 years of age compared to their peers
AU - Giannì, M. L.
AU - Roggero, P.
AU - Piemontese, P.
AU - Morlacchi, L.
AU - Bracco, B.
AU - Taroni, F.
AU - Garavaglia, E.
AU - Mosca, F.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - AIM: Prematurity is associated with features of metabolic syndrome in young adulthood. We investigated the body composition and blood pressure of children born preterm.METHODS: A longitudinal, observational study was conducted with preterm infants who had a birth weight of RESULTS: A total of 63 preterm infants were enrolled. At term equivalent age, growth and fat-free mass were lower in preterm infants than in term newborns, but fat mass was higher. At 5 years of age, children born preterm were still lighter and shorter than children born at term. When the results were analysed by gender, the fat-free mass index was lower in boys born preterm than in their peers (12.1 ± 1.1 versus 13.0 ± 1.0 kg/h(2) p <0.005), whereas no difference was detected among girls. Diastolic blood pressure was higher in children born preterm than in children born at term (61.14 ± 7.8 vs 56.69 ± 8.2 mmHg, p = 0.009).CONCLUSION: Boys born preterm showed a relative lack of fat-free mass at school age compared to their peers.
AB - AIM: Prematurity is associated with features of metabolic syndrome in young adulthood. We investigated the body composition and blood pressure of children born preterm.METHODS: A longitudinal, observational study was conducted with preterm infants who had a birth weight of RESULTS: A total of 63 preterm infants were enrolled. At term equivalent age, growth and fat-free mass were lower in preterm infants than in term newborns, but fat mass was higher. At 5 years of age, children born preterm were still lighter and shorter than children born at term. When the results were analysed by gender, the fat-free mass index was lower in boys born preterm than in their peers (12.1 ± 1.1 versus 13.0 ± 1.0 kg/h(2) p <0.005), whereas no difference was detected among girls. Diastolic blood pressure was higher in children born preterm than in children born at term (61.14 ± 7.8 vs 56.69 ± 8.2 mmHg, p = 0.009).CONCLUSION: Boys born preterm showed a relative lack of fat-free mass at school age compared to their peers.
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KW - Fat mass
KW - Fat-free mass
KW - Metabolic syndrome
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