Parental diabetes and birthweight in 236 030 individuals in the UK Biobank study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1714-1723

  Tyrrell, Jessica S ^a   Yaghootkar, Hanieh ^a   Freathy, Rachel M ^a   Hattersley, Andrew T ^a   Frayling, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Genetics; Parental history; Type 2 diabetes; UK Biobank

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DATABASE; DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; HERITABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATERNAL EFFECT; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARENT; PATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRTHWEIGHT; GENETICS; PARENTAL HISTORY; TYPE 2 DIABETES; UK BIOBANK;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892473024     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt220     Document Type: Article

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