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Preterm birth and random plasma insulin levels at birth and in early childhood.

ABSTRACT: Although previous reports have linked preterm birth with insulin resistance in children and adults, it is not known whether altered insulin homeostasis is detectable at birth and tracks from birth through childhood.To investigate whether preterm birth is associated with elevated plasma insulin levels at birth and whether this association persists into early childhood.A prospective birth cohort of 1358 children recruited at birth from 1998 to 2010 and followed-up with prospectively from 2005 to 2012 at the Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts.Random plasma insulin levels were measured at 2 time points: at birth (cord blood) and in early childhood (venous blood). The median age was 1.4 years (interquartile range [IQR], 0.8-3.3) among 4 gestational age groups: full term (?39 wk), early term (37-38 wk), late preterm (34-36 wk), and early preterm (<34 wk).The geometric mean of insulin levels at birth were 9.2 µIU/mL (95% CI, 8.4-10.0) for full term; 10.3 µIU/mL (95% CI, 9.3-11.5) for early term; 13.2 µIU/mL (95% CI, 11.8-14.8) for late preterm; and 18.9 µIU/mL (95% CI, 16.6-21.4) for early preterm. In early childhood, these levels were 11.2 µIU/mL (95% CI, 10.3-12.0) for full term; 12.4 µIU/mL (95% CI, 11.3-13.6) for early term; 13.3 µIU/mL (95% CI, 11.9-14.8) for late preterm; and 14.6 µIU/mL (95% CI, 12.6-16.9) for early preterm. Insulin levels at birth were higher by 1.13-fold (95% CI, 0.97-1.28) for early term, 1.45-fold (95% CI, 1.25-1.65) for late preterm, and 2.05-fold (95% CI, 1.69-2.42) for early preterm than for those born full term. In early childhood, random plasma insulin levels were 1.12-fold (95% CI, 0.99-1.25) higher for early term, 1.19-fold (95% CI, 1.02-1.35) for late preterm, and 1.31-fold (95% CI, 1.10-1.52) for early preterm than those born full term. The association was attenuated after adjustment for postnatal weight gain and was not significant after adjustment for insulin levels at birth. Infants ranked in the top insulin tertile at birth were more likely to remain in the top tertile (41.2%) compared with children ranked in the lowest tertile (28.6%) in early childhood.There was an inverse association between gestational age and elevated plasma insulin levels at birth and in early childhood. The implications for future development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes warrant further investigation.

SUBMITTER: Wang G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4392841 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Preterm birth and random plasma insulin levels at birth and in early childhood.

Wang Guoying G Divall Sara S Radovick Sally S Paige David D Ning Yi Y Chen Zhu Z Ji Yuelong Y Hong Xiumei X Walker Sheila O SO Caruso Deanna D Pearson Colleen C Wang Mei-Cheng MC Zuckerman Barry B Cheng Tina L TL Wang Xiaobin X

JAMA 20140201 6

<h4>Importance</h4>Although previous reports have linked preterm birth with insulin resistance in children and adults, it is not known whether altered insulin homeostasis is detectable at birth and tracks from birth through childhood.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate whether preterm birth is associated with elevated plasma insulin levels at birth and whether this association persists into early childhood.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>A prospective birth cohort of 1358 children recruit ...[more]

PMID: 24519298

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