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

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
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
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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Journal ISSN1475-2840
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