Maternal Urinary Cotinine Concentrations During Pregnancy Predict Infant BMI Trajectory After Birth: Analysis of 89617 Mother-Infant Pairs in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

BackgroundClinical or epidemiological conclusions remain undecided on the direct effects of active and second-hand smoking during pregnancy on childhood obesity. Urinary cotinine (UC) concentration, an accurate and quantitative marker for smoking, may elucidate the dose-dependent relationship betwee...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Hirai, Shiki Okamoto, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Tsuyoshi Murata, Yuka Ogata, Akiko Sato, Sayaka Horiuchi, Ryoji Shinohara, Kosei Shinoki, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Zentaro Yamagata, Michio Shimabukuro, the JECS Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.850784/full