Higher Weight and Weight Gain after 4 Years of Age Rather than Weight at Birth Are Associated with Adiposity, Markers of Glucose Metabolism, and Blood Pressure in 5-Year-Old Ethiopian Children

Volume: 149, Issue: 10, Pages: 1785 - 1796
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
Fetal and early life growth is associated with adult risk of obesity and cardiometabolic disease. However, little is known about the relative importance of birth weight and successive periods of weight gain on markers of cardiometabolic risk in childhood in low-income populations.The objective was to study associations of birth weight and weight gain velocities in selected age intervals from birth to 60 mo with height, fat-free mass (FFM), and...
Paper Details
Title
Higher Weight and Weight Gain after 4 Years of Age Rather than Weight at Birth Are Associated with Adiposity, Markers of Glucose Metabolism, and Blood Pressure in 5-Year-Old Ethiopian Children
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
149
Issue
10
Pages
1785 - 1796
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