Cargando…
The effect of birth weight on body composition: Evidence from a birth cohort and a Mendelian randomization study
BACKGROUND: Lower birth weight is associated with diabetes although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Muscle mass could be a modifiable link and hence a target of intervention. We assessed the associations of birth weight with muscle and fat mass observationally in a population with little soci...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
Public Library of Science
2019
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6736493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31504067 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222141 |