Childhood body mass index and adult pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic risk factors: data from the New Delhi birth cohort.
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SUBMITTER: Lakshmy R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3428891 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb
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Childhood body mass index and adult pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic risk factors: data from the New Delhi birth cohort.
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan R Fall Caroline Hd CH Sachdev Harshpal Singh HS Osmond Clive C Prabhakaran Dorairaj D Biswas Sushant Dey SD Tandon Nikhil N Ramji Siddharth S Reddy Kolli Srinath KS Barker David Jp DJ Bhargava Santosh K SK
International journal of epidemiology 20100726 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Weight gain and growth in early life may influence adult pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic cardiovascular risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>Follow-up of a birth cohort in New Delhi, India, whose weight and height were measured every 6 months until age 21 years. Body mass index (BMI) at birth, during infancy (2 years), childhood (11 years) and adulthood (26-32 years) and BMI gain between these ages were analysed in 886 men and 640 women with respect to adult fibrinogen, high-sensit ...[more]
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