Body Composition in Adults Born at Very Low Birthweight-A Sibling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals born preterm at very low birthweight (VLBW, < 1500 g) tend to attain a smaller adult body size compared with term-born peers but less is known regarding specific body composition characteristics.

Objectives

We aimed to assess whether adults born at VLBW have less beneficial body composition characteristics, potentially mediating the association between VLBW birth and cardiometabolic disease. Sibling controls were used to account for the potential influence of shared genetic and/or lifestyle factors.

Methods

This cohort study featured 77 adults born at VLBW and 70 term-born siblings. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry assessment took place at a mean age of 29 years. Fat mass (FM) distribution was calculated by dividing appendicular by truncal FM. A

SUBMITTER: Sandboge S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866735 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature