Metabolic risk in early childhood: The earlybird study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages S64-S69

  Wilkin, T J ^a   Voss, L D ^a   Metcalf, B S ^a   Mallam, K ^a   Jeffery, A N ^a   Alba, S ^a   Murphy, M J ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Physical activity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DNA; GONADOTROPIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKINFOLD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 9444258074     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802807     Document Type: Article

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