Glucose Regulation in Young Adults with Very Low Birth Weight
Open Access
- 17 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 356 (20), 2053-2063
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa067187
Abstract
The association between small size at birth and impaired glucose regulation later in life is well established in persons born at term. Preterm birth with very low birth weight (<1500 g) is also associated with insulin resistance in childhood. If insulin resistance persists into adulthood, preterm birth with very low birth weight also may be associated with an increased risk of disease in adulthood. We assessed glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity and measured serum lipid levels and blood pressure in young adults with very low birth weight.Keywords
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