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Birth weight and the metabolic syndrome: thrifty phenotype or thrifty genotype?
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Stern M P, Bartley M, Duggirala R, Bradshaw B
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BACKGROUND: Inverse correlations have been reported between birth weight and the Metabolic Syndrome (abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). These correlations are thought to reflect primarily nutritional inadequacies during fetal and early life. We explored familial influences on these correlations. METHODS: Using birth weight data on 602...
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