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ArticleJournal of developmental origins of health and disease2017

Indicators of fetal growth and adult liver enzymes: the Bogalusa Heart Study and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

E W Harville, W Chen, L Bazzano, M Oikonen, N Hutri-Kähönen, O Raitakari

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Article in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00005129 (The Bogalusa Heart Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00005129 active not recruitingnot on this map

The Bogalusa Heart Study

TypeobservationalSponsorTulane UniversityRan1973 to 2029Enrolled11,737ConditionsAtherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

E W Harville1Department of Epidemiology,Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,Tulane University,New Orleans,LA,USA.
W Chen1Department of Epidemiology,Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,Tulane University,New Orleans,LA,USA.
L Bazzano1Department of Epidemiology,Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,Tulane University,New Orleans,LA,USA.
M Oikonen2Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine,University of Turku,Finland.
N Hutri-Kähönen3Department of Pediatrics,Tampere University Hospital,University of Tampere,Tampere,Finland.
O Raitakari2Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine,University of Turku,Finland.
Tulane University · USUniversity of Turku · FITampere University · FI

Funding

EVOLUTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK WITH NORMAL AGINGR01AG016592 · NIA · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI CHEN, WEI · 2000 to 2015
$11.7M
Lifespan Cardiovascular Risk Exposures and Alzheimer-related brain health: Bogalusa Heart StudyRF1AG041200 · NIA · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BAZZANO, LYDIA, CARMICHAEL, OWEN T. · 2019 to 2022
$4.2M
The Role of Vascular Aging in Cognitive and Physical Function - Diversity SupplementR01AG041200 · NIA · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BAZZANO, LYDIA · 2012 to 2017
$2.9M
Long-Term Burden of Maternal Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Birth OutcomesR01HD069587 · NICHD · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI HARVILLE, EMILY WHEELER · 2012 to 2015
$2.1M
CHILDHOOD PREDICTOR OF ADULT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASER01HD032194 · NICHD · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BERENSON, GERALD S · 1994 to 1998
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PROTEOGLYCANS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ATHEROSCLEROSISR01HL002942 · NHLBI · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BERENSON, GERALD S · 1985 to 1992
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NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL015103NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL002942NIA NIH HHS R01 AG016592NIA NIH HHS R01 AG041200NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG041200NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD032194NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD069587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the interest in the relationship of fetal exposures to adult cardiovascular disease, few studies have examined indicators of adult fatty liver disease as an outcome. Previous results are inconsistent, and indicate possible variation by sex. Adult liver enzymes [γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartase transaminase (AST)] were measured in two cohort studies: the Bogalusa Heart Study (BHS; n=1803) and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns (YF; n=3571) study, which also had ultrasound measures of liver fat (n=2546). Predictors of dichotomized (clinical cut-offs) and continuous (within the reference range) liver enzymes included low birthweight (4000 g), small-for-gestational-age (birthweight 90th percentile), and preterm birth. Multiple logistic and linear regression were conducted, adjusted for medical, behavioral and socioeconomic indicators. Interactions with sex were also examined. In BHS, birth measures were not strongly associated with clinically high levels of liver enzymes, and within the reference range measures of reduced growth were associated with increased AST in women. In the YF study, at least one marker of reduced growth was associated with higher GGT, higher ALT and higher AST (in women). Probable fatty liver on ultrasound was associated with low birthweight (2.41, 1.42-4.09) and preterm birth (2.84, 1.70-4.76). These results suggest a link between birth parameters and adult fatty liver, but encourage consideration of population variation in these relationships.

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AdolescentAdultAlanine TransaminaseBiomarkersCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFetal Developmentgamma-GlutamyltransferaseHumansLiverMaleRisk FactorsYoung AdultAlanine TransaminaseBiomarkersgamma-Glutamyltransferasebirthweightgestational age-glutamyltransferasenon-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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PMID27919310
PMCPMC5587156
OpenAlexW2560116730

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