Mother's pre-pregnancy BMI is an important determinant of adverse cardiometabolic risk in childhood
Abstract
Objective Maternal adiposity is associated with poor offspring cardiometabolic health. We aimed to evaluate the relationship of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on the BMI, body composition and cardiometabolic characteristics of the offspring. Methods Forty offspring of overweight/obese mothers (O-OW) and 28 offspring of normal weight mothers (O-NW) underwent evaluation of body composition, abdominal fat distribution, blood pressure...
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Title
Mother's pre-pregnancy BMI is an important determinant of adverse cardiometabolic risk in childhood
Published Date
Mar 20, 2015
Journal
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
419 - 426
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