Newborn adiposity by body mass index predicts childhood overweight

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 866-870

  Winter, Jonathan David ^a   Langenberg, Patricia ^b   Krugman, Scott D ^c  

^a Shenandoah Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

adiposity; childhood; fatness; large for gestational age (LGA); newborn; obesity; overweight; predictors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADIPOSITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955439181     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810369698     Document Type: Article

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