Association between infancy BMI peak and body composition and blood pressure at age 5-6 years.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The development of overweight is often measured with the body mass index (BMI). During childhood the BMI curve has two characteristic points: the adiposity rebound at 6 years and the BMI peak at 9 months of age. In this study, the associations between the BMI peak an...

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Main Authors: Michel H P Hof, Tanja G M Vrijkotte, Marieke L A de Hoog, Manon van Eijsden, Aeilko H Zwinderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24324605/?tool=EBI