Factors associated with small- and large-for-gestational-age in socioeconomically vulnerable individuals in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort.

Ila Rocha FalcãoRita de Cássia Ribeiro-SilvaMarcia Furquim de AlmeidaRosemeire L FiacconeNatanael J SilvaEnny S PaixaoMaria Yury IchiharaLaura C RodriguesMauricio L Barreto

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

In poorer Brazilian populations, socioeconomic, racial, and maternal characteristics are consistently associated with the occurrence of SGA births, but remain less clearly linked to the occurrence of LGA births.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
risk assessment
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
physical activity
genetic diversity