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
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Torre, P., Ladaki, C., Scirè, G., Spadoni, G. L., & Cianfarani, S. (2008). Catch-up growth in body mass index is associated neither with reduced insulin sensitivity nor with altered lipid profile in children born small for gestational age. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 31(9), 760-764.