Resting energy expenditure in young adults born preterm--the Helsinki study of very low birth weight adults.

Resting energy expenditure in young adults born preterm--the Helsinki study of very low birth weight adults.

BACKGROUND: Adults born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW; < 1500 g) have higher levels of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors than their counterparts born at term. Resting energy expenditure (REE) could be one factor contributing to, or protecting from, these risks. We studied the e...

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Main Authors: Marika Sipola-Leppänen, Petteri Hovi, Sture Andersson, Karoliina Wehkalampi, Marja Vääräsmäki, Sonja Strang-Karlsson, Anna-Liisa Järvenpää, Outi Mäkitie, Johan G Eriksson, Eero Kajantie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3064571?pdf=render

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