Browsing by Subject "Birth weight"
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Abnormalities in Metalloproteinase Pathways and IGF-I Axis: A Link Between Birth Weight, Hypertension, and Vascular Damage in Childhood
(Nature Publishing Group, 2010-01-01)BACKGROUNDAlthough numerous studies suggest an inverse relationship between birth weight and cardiovascular disease, the mechanistic basis of this phenomenon is not fully understood. Here, we postulate that alterations in ...
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Aplicação de uma curva de ganho de peso para gestantes
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 1977-06-01)The authors studied the influence of maternal nutrition on birth weight using anthropometric techniques because these methods are of low cost, and do not need specialized manpower for their application. In the 460 pregnant ...
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Association of ACE Gene Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism With Birth Weight, Blood Pressure Levels, and ACE Activity in Healthy Children
(Nature Publishing Group, 2012-07-01)BACKGROUNDThe human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene contains a polymorphism consisting of either an insertion (I) or a deletion (D) of a 287 bp Alu repetitive sequence in intron 16. the potential role of ACE ...
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Association of adipokines with cardiovascular risk factors in low birth weight children: a case-control study
(Springer, 2013-01-01)Our aim was to investigate plasma levels of adiponectin, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in low birth weight (LBW) children and to determine correlations among these ...
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Birth weight and its relationship with endothelial function and pattern of endotheliumderived microparticles during childhood: New insight about early vascular damage
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2021)Objectives: To investigate whether a specific endothelium-derived microparticles (EMPs) phenotype could be associated with birth weight and microvascular endothelial function in children. Study design: A total of 95 ...
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Blood pressure levels in childhood: probing the relative importance of birth weight and current size
(Springer, 2009-05-01)Several studies have reported data supporting the idea that an impaired intrauterine environment that deprives the fetus of optimal nutrient delivery results in the predisposition of the fetus to experience cardiovascular ...
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Características da sucção não-nutritiva em RN a termo e pré-termo tardio
(Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia, 2011-09-01)PURPOSE: To compare non-nutritive sucking parameters between late preterm and full-term infants. METHODS: Infants were divided into two groups, full-term and late preterm, and were submitted to non-nutritive sucking ...
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Does low birth weight affect the presence of cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese children?
(Springer, 2013-12-01)Recent findings suggest that low-birth-weight children with current obesity are more likely to have higher systolic blood pressure levels and impaired beta-cell function than those who are obese with normal birth weight. ...
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Estudo sobre nascidos vivos em maternidades: 1. Peso ao nascer, sexo, tipo de nascimento e filiação previdenciária das mães
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 1988-12-01)Birthweight is the result of many factors (organic, psychological, social) acting on the genetic potential of the fetus. Consequently, its distribution is different according to the characteristics of the population. In ...
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A influência do peso ao nascer e do aleitamento materno exclusivo sobre a composição corporal, síndrome metabólica, perfil metabólico e inflamatório em adolescentes obesos
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2012-03-15)Programação metabólica é definida como um fenômeno biológico no qual experiências nutricionais e intra-uterinas podem influenciar o metabolismo e o desenvolvimento humano, predispondo à doenças. O objetivo deste estudo foi ...
