Low birth weight leads to obesity, diabetes and increased leptin levels in adults: the CoLaus study

Jornayvaz, François; Vollenweider, Peter; Bochud, Murielle; Mooser, Vincent; Waeber, Gérard; Marques-Vidal, Pedro

doi:10.1186/s12933-016-0389-2

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Low birth weight leads to obesity, diabetes and increased leptin levels in adults: the CoLaus study

ContributorsJornayvaz, François; Vollenweider, Peter; Bochud, Murielle; Mooser, Vincent; Waeber, Gérard; Marques-Vidal, Pedro

Published inCardiovascular Diabetology, vol. 15, 73

Publication date2016

Abstract

Low birth weight is associated with increased rates of obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, but the precise mechanisms for this association remain unclear. We aimed to assess the relationships between birth weight and markers of glucose homeostasis or obesity in adults.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Body Composition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus/blood/etiology
Exercise
Female
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight/blood
Insulin Resistance/physiology
Leptin/blood
Male
Metabolic Syndrome X/blood
Middle Aged
Obesity/blood/etiology
Switzerland

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JORNAYVAZ, François et al. Low birth weight leads to obesity, diabetes and increased leptin levels in adults: the CoLaus study. In: Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2016, vol. 15, p. 73. doi: 10.1186/s12933-016-0389-2

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PID : unige:96957
DOI : 10.1186/s12933-016-0389-2
PMID : 27141948

ISSN of the journal1475-2840

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Low birth weight leads to obesity, diabetes and increased leptin levels in adults: the CoLaus study

Low birth weight is associated with increased rates of obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, but the precise mechanisms for this association remain unclear. We aimed to assess the relationships between birth weight and markers of glucose homeostasis or obesity in adults.

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