Associations of Infant Feeding and Timing of Weight Gain and Linear Growth during Early Life with Childhood Blood Pressure: Findings from a Prospective Population Based Cohort Study.

Small birth size and rapid postnatal growth have been associated with higher future blood pressure. The timing of these effects, the relative importance of weight gain and linear growth and the role of infant feeding need to be clarified.We assessed how blood pressure relates to birth weight, infant...

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Main Authors: Marieke de Beer, Tanja G M Vrijkotte, Caroline H D Fall, Manon van Eijsden, Clive Osmond, Reinoud J B J Gemke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5104398?pdf=render