Association between pre-and postnatal growth and longitudinal trends in serum uric acid levels and blood pressure in children aged 3 to 7 years.
Bomi ParkBohyun ParkHye Ah LeeSeonhwa LeeHyejin HanEunae ParkSu Jin ChoHae Soon KimYoung Ju KimEun-Hee HaHyesook ParkPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2020)
The uric acid levels and changes in systolic blood pressure were consistently higher among LBW children who experienced CUG compared with NBW children for the first 7 years of life. LBW children who experienced greater weight gain from birth to age 3 had even higher uric acid levels compared with NBW children.