Preterm birth and the metabolic syndrome in adult life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Preterm birth is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome in later life. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting markers of the metabolic syndrome in adults born preterm. Reports of metabolic syndrome-associated features in adults (≥18 years of age) born at...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2013-04, Vol.131 (4), p.e1240-e1263
Hauptverfasser: Parkinson, James R C, Hyde, Matthew J, Gale, Chris, Santhakumaran, Shalini, Modi, Neena
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Zusammenfassung:Preterm birth is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome in later life. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting markers of the metabolic syndrome in adults born preterm. Reports of metabolic syndrome-associated features in adults (≥18 years of age) born at
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2012-2177