Do ethnic differences in cord blood leptin levels differ by birthweight category? Findings from the Born in Bradford cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is evidence that South Asian individuals have higher fat mass for a given weight than Europeans. One study reported that the greater fatness for a given birthweight may increase with increasing birth weight, suggesting that any attempt to increase mean birth weight in South Asians would markedly increase their fatness.

Objective

Our objective was to examine whether differences in cord leptin values between White British and Pakistani infants vary by birth weight category.

Method

We examined the difference in cord leptin levels between 659 White British and 823 Pakistani infants recruited to the Born in Bradford cohort study, by clinical categories and thirds of the birth weight distribution.

Results

Pakistani infants had a lower mean birthweigh

SUBMITTER: West J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3937974 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature