The relation between fetal growth retardation and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in later life has been demonstrated in many studies. However, debate exists around the potential independent role of postnatal growth acceleration. Furthermore, it is unknown whether a potential effect of growth acceleration on cardiovascular and metabolic function is confined to certain timeframes.
Published: 2009-03-24
Early growth patterns and cardiometabolic function at the age of 5 in a multiethnic birth cohort: the ABCD study
Marieke de Beer, Manon van Eijsden, Tanja GM Vrijkotte, Reinoud JBJ Gemke
Fetal Growth Retardation, Growth Acceleration, Mean Arterial Pressure, Postnatal Growth, Standard Deviation Score
- Item Type: journalArticle
- Publication Title: BMC Pediatrics
- Volume: 9
- Pages: 23
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- Journal Abbreviation: BMC Pediatrics
- DOI: /10.1186/1471-2431-9-23
- ISSN: 1471-2431
- Short Title: Early growth patterns and cardiometabolic function at the age of 5 in a multiethnic birth cohort
- Library Catalog: BioMed Central
