Effects of preterm birth and fetal growth retardation on cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood (Trondheim, Norway APIC cohort)
Initiatives
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To evaluate associations between low birth weight (LBW) and body fat, blood pressure (BP), lung and endothelial function, and maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2max)).
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
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Design
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Marker Paper
Evensen KAI, Steinshamn S, Tjønna AE, et al. Effects of preterm birth and fetal growth retardation on cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood.Early Hum Dev. 2009;85(4):239-245. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.10.008
PUBMED 19013031
Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 104
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- 18 year old young adult: Thirty-seven subjects born prematurely with birth weight, 47 born at term with low weight (< 10th centile) for gestational age (SGA group) and 63 controls with normal birth weight participated in the study.
Access
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