Progression of cardio-metabolic risk factors in subjects born small and large for gestational age.

BACKGROUND:Subjects born small (SGA) and large (LGA) for gestational age have an increased risk of cardio-metabolic alterations already during prepuberty. Nevertheless, the progression of their cardio-metabolic profile from childhood to adolescence has not been fully explored. Our aim was to assess...

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Main Authors: Valentina Chiavaroli, Maria Loredana Marcovecchio, Tommaso de Giorgis, Laura Diesse, Francesco Chiarelli, Angelika Mohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4130586?pdf=render