Abstract
Objective: Low birth weight is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Persons who have coronary events as adults tend to have been small at birth and thin at 2 yr of age, after which they tended to increase their body mass index (BMI). Our aim was to determine whether BMI gain is associated to alterations in insulin sensitivity and/or lipid profile in children born small for gestational age (SGA). Design: Retrospective case-control study. Methods: We studied 78 children (mean age 7.8±2.5 yr): 26 SGA children with catch-up growth in BMI (CGB-SGA) (BMI= 10th to 75th centile), 26 SGA without catch-up growth (NCGB-SGA) (BMI
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 760-764 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Endocrinological Investigation |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2008 |
Keywords
- BMI
- Insulin sensitivity
- Lipid
- SGA (small for gestational age)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology