Pre-Pubertal Children Born Post-Term Have Reduced Insulin Sensitivity and Other Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome

BACKGROUND: There are no data on the metabolic consequences of post-term birth (≥42 weeks gestation). We hypothesized that post-term birth would adversely affect insulin sensitivity, as well as other metabolic parameters and body composition in childhood. METHODS: 77 healthy pre-pubertal children, b...

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Autores principales: Ayyavoo, Ahila, Derraik, José G. B., Hofman, Paul L., Mathai, Sarah, Biggs, Janene, Stone, Peter, Sadler, Lynn, Cutfield, Wayne S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23840881
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067966

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23840881
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067966

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