Effect of birth weight and weight change during the first 96 h of life on childhood body composition--path analysis.

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It is established that growth during early life is predictive of several health outcomes later in life, including body composition. The role of fetal vs postnatal growth remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the effect of birth weight (BW) and newborn weight change (NWC) during the first 96 h of life on body composition during childhood, measured by: body mass (BMI), fat mass (FMI), and fat-free mass indexes (FFMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Obes (Lond)

Title: International journal of obesity (2005)

ISSN (Electronic): 1476-5497

ISSN (Print): 0307-0565

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2015

Volume: 39

Issue: 4

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[1 ] 1] EPI Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal [2] Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.

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Publisher Item ID: ijo201511

DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2015.11

PubMed ID: 25644055

SO-VID: bd735dcd-94f3-46fc-bb90-c95e96ae3710

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