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ReviewDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2017

Prevalence of diabetes and obesity in association with prematurity and growth restriction.

Gretchen Kopec, Prem S Shekhawat, Maroun J Mhanna

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Review in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gretchen KopecDepartment of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Centre, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Prem S ShekhawatDepartment of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Centre, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Maroun J MhannaDepartment of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Centre, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
MetroHealth Medical Center · USCase Western Reserve University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is when fetuses and newborn infants have not reached their true growth potential as genetically defined. Fetuses with IUGR develop in a less than ideal environment that leads to epigenetic changes and marks infants' metabolism for the rest of their lives. Epigenetic changes affect insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels and lead to insulin resistance and ultimately to a metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of illnesses that raise one's risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and ischemic heart disease, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, central obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammation. The association between IUGR or prematurity and long-term insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome remains unclear. While studies have shown an association, others have not supported such association. If alteration of intrauterine growth can ultimately lead to the development of metabolic derangements in childhood and adulthood, and if such association is true, then early interventions targeting the health of pregnant women will ensure the health of the population to follow.

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diabeteslow birth weight infantsmetabolic syndromeobesity

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PMID28740412
PMCPMC5505541
OpenAlexW2729518819

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