Maternal obesity associated with inflammation in their children

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-79

  Leibowitz, Karen L ^a,b   Moore, Reneé H ^c   Ahima, Rexford S ^c   Stunkard, Albert J ^c   Stallings, Virginia A ^a,c   Berkowitz, Robert I ^a,c   Chittams, Jesse L ^c   Faith, Myles S ^a,c   Stettler, Nicolas ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; hs C reactive protein; Inflammation; Maternal obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL OBESITY; OBESITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADIPONECTIN; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859800685     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-011-0292-6     Document Type: Article

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