title: Large for Gestational Age Newborns from Mothers Without Diabetes Mellitus Tend to Become Tall and Lean Toddlers.
abstract: A longitudinal study with dual x-ray absorptiometry disclosed that infants born large for gestational age from mothers without diabetes mellitus and without excessive gestational weight gain tend to be long with increased adipose tissue as newborns and tall and lean as toddlers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Development & Regeneration, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Zegher
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics/Gynecology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Cruz
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Girona Institute for Biomedical Research, Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Abel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Bermejo
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: libanez@hsjdbcn.org.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D001724:Birth Weight; D001823:Body Composition; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: birth weight; body composition; fat mass; large-for-gestational-age; lean mass