The effect of foetal and early childhood growth on metabolic derangements of Sri Lankan children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown that delayed prenatal growth followed by accelerated postnatal growth plays a significant role on the onset of adult metabolic diseases. The present study aimed to identify the effects of intrauterine and later growth on metabolic derangements among children in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Methods

A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 5-15-year-old children selected using a two-stage probability-proportionate-to-size cluster sampling technique. Birth-weight (BW) was extracted from records (denotes prenatal growth) and body mass index(BMI)-Z score and fat mass(FM) measured to denote the current growth of children. Fasting and random blood glucose, lipid profile and blood pressure(BP) were measured. The sample was stratified by

SUBMITTER: Wickramasinghe VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830816 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature