Low-birth weight children develop lower sex hormone binding globulin and higher dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels and aggravate their visceral adiposity and hypoadiponectinemia between six and eight years of age. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Oct 2009
- 3696-9 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1945-7197
10.1210/jc.2009-0789 doi
Absorptiometry, Photon Adiponectin--deficiency Age Factors Biomarkers--blood Body Composition Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Child Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate--blood Female Humans Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age Insulin-Like Growth Factor I--metabolism Intra-Abdominal Fat--metabolism Leptin--blood Longitudinal Studies Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin--deficiency