Carotid intima-media thickness at age 30, birth weight, accelerated growth during infancy and breastfeeding: a birth cohort study in Southern Brazil.

OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) at age 30 and birth characteristics, growth during infancy, and breastfeeding duration, among subjects who have been prospectively followed since birth. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 1982, all births in the city of Pelotas,...

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Main Authors: Rogério da Silva Linhares, Denise Petrucci Gigante, Fernando Celso Lopes Fernandes de Barros, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4303430?pdf=render