Growth during Infancy and Childhood, and Adiposity at Age 16 Years: Ages 2 to 7 Years Are Pivotal
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Growth during infancy and childhood, and adiposity at age 16 years: ages 2 to 7 years are pivotal.
OBJECTIVE To assess the period during infancy and childhood in which growth is most associated with adolescent adiposity and the metabolic syndrome (MS) and whether this differs depending on maternal smoking during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN A longitudinal population-based cohort study among 772 girls and 708 boys. RESULTS Weight gains between ages 2-4 years and ages 4-7 years were most strong...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.07.053