Weight gain in infancy and vascular risk factors in later childhood
MR Skilton, GB Marks, JG Ayer, FL Garden… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that early weight gain would be associated with incident
obesity, higher blood pressure, systemic inflammation, and arterial wall thickening in later
childhood. METHODS: A longitudinal birth cohort was recruited antenatally from 2 maternity
hospitals in Sydney, Australia, between September 1997 and December 1999. Three
hundred ninety-five nondiabetic children who were followed to age 8 years had complete
data for early weight gain and arterial wall thickness. RESULTS: Independent predictors of …
obesity, higher blood pressure, systemic inflammation, and arterial wall thickening in later
childhood. METHODS: A longitudinal birth cohort was recruited antenatally from 2 maternity
hospitals in Sydney, Australia, between September 1997 and December 1999. Three
hundred ninety-five nondiabetic children who were followed to age 8 years had complete
data for early weight gain and arterial wall thickness. RESULTS: Independent predictors of …