SynthesisPaediatric and perinatal epidemiology2022
The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Gestational age at birth and body size from infancy through adolescence: An individual participant data meta-analysis on 253,810 singletons in 16 birth cohort studies.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- Stop using "former": preterm birth and cardiometabolic risk to future health.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Adaptive Responses in Severe Acute Malnutrition: Endocrinology, Metabolomics, Mortality, and Growth.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Preterm Birth and Cardiometabolic Health Trajectories From Birth to Adulthood: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- The growth diversity of preterm infants at 0-36 months corrected age in China: a real-world observational study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The role of neighborhood on preterm birth among a high-risk group of birthing people in Boston, MA.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Early detection of pediatric health risks using maternal and child health data.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Is Parity a Risk Factor for Late Preterm Birth? Results from a Large Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A lifetime perspective on risk factors for cognitive decline with a special focus on early events.Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior · 2024Article
- Review
- Hormonal Determinants of Growth and Weight Gain in the Human Fetus and Preterm Infant.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Late preterm birth and growth trajectories during childhood: a linked retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women's health initiative.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2023Article
- Cardiovascular Morbidities in Adults Born Preterm: Getting to the Heart of the Matter!Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Association of Late Preterm Birth and Size for Gestational Age With Cardiometabolic Risk in Childhood.JAMA network open · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effect of being born late preterm (34-36 weeks gestation) on cardiometabolic outcomes across the life course is unclear.
objectivesTo systematically review the association between being born late preterm (spontaneous or indicated), compared to the term and cardiometabolic outcomes in children and adults. DATA SOURCES: EMBASE(Ovid), MEDLINE(Ovid), CINAHL. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: Observational studies up to July 2021 were included. Study characteristics, gestational age, cardiometabolic outcomes, risk ratios (RRs), odds ratios (ORs), hazard ratios (HRs), mean differences and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted. SYNTHESIS: We pooled converted RRs using random-effects meta-analyses for diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and body mass index (BMI) with subgroups for children and adults. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale and certainty of the evidence was assessed using the grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluation (GRADE) approach.
resultsForty-one studies were included (41,203,468 total participants; median: 5.0% late preterm). Late preterm birth was associated with increased diabetes (RR 1.24, 95% CI 1.17, 1.32; nine studies; n = 6,056,511; incidence 0.9%; I
conclusionsLate preterm birth was associated with an increased risk of diabetes and hypertension. The certainty of the evidence was low or very low. Inconsistencies in late preterm and term definitions, confounding variables and outcome age limited the comparability of studies.
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