Is maternal obesity associated with sustained inflammation in extremely low gestational age newborns?
JW van der Burg, EN Allred, TF McElrath… - Early human …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The offspring of obese women are at increased risk for systemic inflammation.
Blood concentrations of inflammatory proteins in preterm newborns of obese women have
not been reported. Aim To compare blood concentrations in the highest quartile for
gestational age of inflammatory proteins and day of blood specimen collection on two days
at least one week apart of newborns of overweight (ie, BMI 25–29) and obese women (ie,
BMI≥ 30) with newborns of women with lower BMIs. Because deliveries for spontaneous …
Blood concentrations of inflammatory proteins in preterm newborns of obese women have
not been reported. Aim To compare blood concentrations in the highest quartile for
gestational age of inflammatory proteins and day of blood specimen collection on two days
at least one week apart of newborns of overweight (ie, BMI 25–29) and obese women (ie,
BMI≥ 30) with newborns of women with lower BMIs. Because deliveries for spontaneous …