Cesarean delivery and metabolic risk factors in young adults: a Brazilian birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cesarean delivery (CD) perturbs the assembly of the neonatal gut microbiome and has been associated with child and adult obesity. However, it is still unknown whether CD is associated with metabolic risk factors in young adults.

Objective

We investigated the association of CD and metabolic risk factors in young adults in a cohort study who were 23-25 y of age at follow-up.

Design

We used data from a cohort study in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Baseline data on 6827 singleton pregnancies were collected in 1978-1979, and a sample of 2063 subjects were followed up 23-25 y later (2002-2004). Information on the type of delivery, birth weight, maternal age, parity, maternal schooling, and maternal smoking was obtained after birth. Anthropometric data, biochemical meas

SUBMITTER: Bernardi JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546227 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature