Height at three months can indicate overweight at two years in catch-up growth of small for gestational age infants

Abstract This study aimed to find an indicator at three months to predict overweight and short stature at two years in small for gestational age (SGA) infants. A total of 468 SGA infants and 4642 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants were included. Weight and height were measured at birth, t...

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Main Authors: Shi Chen, Zeyu Liu, Huijuan Zhu, Hongbo Yang, Fengying Gong, Linjie Wang, Yu Jiang, Chengsheng Yan, Jianqiang Li, Qing Wang, Hui Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-29698-8