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Adiposity gain during childhood, ACE I/D polymorphisms and metabolic outcomes.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Sept 2008
Ponsonby Anne-Louise, Blizzard Leigh, Pezic Angela, Cochrane Jenny A, Ellis Justine A, Morley Ruth, Dickinson Jo L, Sale Michele M, Richards Stephen M, Dwyer Terence
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to (i) determine the relative importance of childhood gain in upper body adiposity for insulin resistance (IR) and triglyceridemia (TG); (ii) examine whether the associations between adiposity and metabolic indices were more evident in those with the ACE DD genotype. We examined a birth cohort study of 292 children with measures in the neonatal period (day 4) including subscapular and triceps skinfolds;...
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