Newborn body composition and child cardiovascular risk markers: a prospective multi-ethnic Asian cohort study.
Yi Ying OngMya-Thway TintIzzuddin M ArisWen Lun YuanLing-Wei ChenMarielle V FortierJonathan ChooLieng Hsi LingLynette ShekKok Hian TanPeter D GluckmanFabian Kok Peng YapYap-Seng ChongKeith M GodfreyMary F-F ChongShiao-Yng ChanJohan Gunnar ErikssonMary E WlodekEmanuella De Lucia RolfeKen K OngNavin MichaelYung Seng LeePublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2022)
At birth, low adiposity was associated with increased childhood blood pressure. Low newborn adiposity might serve as a marker of poor fetal growth or suboptimal intrauterine conditions associated with hypertension risk later in life.