In:
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 29, No. 2 ( 2016-01-1)
Abstract:
Children born small for gestational age (SGA) are at risk for the metabolic syndrome (MetS) as adults. We examined whether indicators of MetS could be identified in pre-pubertal children born very preterm. Parameters associated with MetS were studied in 141 pre-pubertal schoolchildren with either very low birth weight (VLBW) or GA 〈 32 weeks (SGA: n=43). At 8.3±0.8 years, 36 children (SGA: n=15) were classified short. There were no differences between the SGA and appropriate for age (AGA) groups; nor were dissimilarities observed between short children and those with normal height for parameters such as body mass index (BMI), serum levels of hormones, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, body composition, resting energy expenditure, grip strength and jump force. Neither SGA at birth nor short stature at follow-up (irrespective of size at birth), could be associated with parameters that indicate an increased risk for the MetS during childhood.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2191-0251
,
0334-018X
DOI:
10.1515/jpem-2015-0266
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2016
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2583847-7
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