Association of Late Preterm Birth and Size for Gestational Age With Cardiometabolic Risk in Childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The long-term cardiometabolic consequences of late preterm birth (34-36 weeks' gestation) are not well understood.

Objective

To assess whether late preterm birth and size for gestational age are associated with cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in childhood.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included 1742 children born in Ontario, Canada, between April 1, 2006, and September 30, 2014, and followed up until September 30, 2019. Data from children enrolled in The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) primary care practice-based research network were linked to administrative health care data at ICES (formerly known as the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences). Participants were excluded if they had conditions affecting gr

SUBMITTER: Yoshida-Montezuma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature