Birth weight and growth from infancy to late adolescence in relation to fat and lean mass in early old age: Findings from the MRC national survey of health and development

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-75

  Bann, D ^a   Wills, A ^a   Cooper, R ^a   Hardy, R ^a   Aihie Sayer, A ^a   Adams, J ^a   Kuh, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abdominal obesity; birth weight; body composition; growth; muscle mass

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANCY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBERTY; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84891832955     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.115     Document Type: Article

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