Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index with offspring metabolic profile: Analyses of 3 European prospective birth cohorts.

Diana D S FerreiraDylan M WilliamsAntti J KangasPasi SoininenMika Ala-Korpela George Davey SmithMarjo-Riitta JarvelinDeborah A Lawlor

Published in: PLoS medicine (2017)

Our findings suggest that maternal BMI-offspring metabolome associations are likely to be largely due to shared genetic or familial lifestyle confounding rather than to intrauterine mechanisms.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
high fat diet
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance
weight gain
physical activity
birth weight
metabolic syndrome
gestational age
pregnant women
preterm birth
cardiovascular disease
early onset
dna methylation
gene expression
type diabetes