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ArticlePediatric obesity2023

Leptin resistance in children with in utero exposure to maternal obesity and gestational diabetes.

Alysha B Everett, W Timothy Garvey, Jose R Fernandez, Kirk Habegger, Lorie M Harper, Ashley N Battarbee, Samantha L Martin, Bethany A Moore, Amelia E Fouts, Jessica Bahorski and 1 more

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Article in Pediatric obesity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond Deterministic Fetal Programming: Intrauterine Exposures and the Multifactorial Origins of Adiposity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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  2. The Role of Peptides in Asthma-Obesity Phenotype.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alysha B EverettDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5608-3402
W Timothy GarveyDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Jose R FernandezDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Kirk HabeggerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Lorie M HarperDepartment of Women's Health, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Ashley N BattarbeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Samantha L MartinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6416-431X
Bethany A MooreDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Amelia E FoutsDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Jessica BahorskiSchool of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Paula C Chandler-LaneyDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5253-8644
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Why is the prevalence of obesity so high in U.S. Southern States? Regional predictors of BMI and obesity treatment response.P30DK056336 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2000 to 2026
$31.9M
University of Alabama at Birmingham's Diabetes Research CenterP30DK079626 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2013 to 2026
$19.5M
MECHANISMS OF HYPERTENSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEST32HL007457 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Martin E Young · 1985 to 2026
$8.6M
UAB Diabetes Research and Training CenterP60DK079626 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GARVEY, W TIMOTHY · 2008 to 2012
$8.4M
UAB Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Obesity-Related ResearchT32HL105349 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2010 to 2026
$5.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007457NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL105349NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056336NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079626NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK079626NIH HHS DK056336NIH HHS DK079626NIH HHS T32HL007457NIH HHS T32HL105349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeptin resistance occurs with obesity, but it is unknown if individuals at risk for obesity develop leptin resistance prior to obesity.

objectiveInvestigate whether leptin resistance is independent of weight status in children at risk for obesity due to intrauterine exposure to maternal obesity or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

methodsMother-child dyads (N = 179) were grouped by maternal pregnancy weight and GDM status: (1) normal weight, no GDM; (2) overweight/obesity, no GDM; (3) overweight/obesity with GDM. Children (4-10 years) were further stratified by current body mass index (BMI) <85th or ≥85th percentile. Leptin resistance of children and mothers was calculated as fasting leptin/fat mass index. Two-way ANOVA was used to assess whether leptin concentrations and leptin resistance differed by current weight status or in utero exposure group, after adjusting for race, sex and Tanner stage.

resultsChildren with a BMI ≥85th percentile had more leptin resistance than those with a BMI <85th percentile (p < 0.001), but leptin resistance did not differ by in utero exposure. Similarly, leptin resistance in women was associated with weight status and not prior GDM.

conclusionsResults suggest that leptin concentrations are associated with obesity but not risk for obesity based on in utero exposure to maternal obesity or GDM.

Indexed as

Diabetes, GestationalPregnancy in ObesityBirth WeightBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLeptinObesityOverweightPregnancyRisk FactorsLeptinadiposityfamilial riskintrauterine programmingmaternal-childprenatal programming

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PMID37859518
PMCPMC10841866
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