Hawkes, Colin P.; Grimberg, Adda; Kenny, Louise C.; Kiely, Mairead; Hourihane, Jonathan O’B.; Irvine, Alan D.; McPhaul, Michael J.; Caulfield, Michael P.; Zemel, Babette S.; Murray, Deirdre M.

2019

April

Pediatric Research

The relationship between IGF-I and -II concentrations and body composition at birth and over the first 2 months

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Cork BASELINE birth cohort. Somatomedin B Somatomedin C Body composition Clinical trial Cohort analysis Fat free mass Fat mass Umbilical cord

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Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and -II play an important role in prenatal growth. During the first 2 months from birth, body fat doubles, and rapid weight gain during this time increases future risk of cardiometabolic disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether IGF measurements at birth associate with body composition and the trajectory of its changes in the first 2 months.

1530-0447

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-019-0331-x

10.1038/s41390-019-0331-x