Birth weight and body fat mass in adults assessed by bioimpedance in the ELSA-Brasil study

• Main Authors: Carolina Breda Resende (Author), Vivian Cristine Luft (Author), Bruce Duncan (Author), Rosane Harter Griep (Author), Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina (Author), Sandhi Maria Barreto (Author), Maria Ines Schmidt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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Intrauterine life is a critical period for the development of body fat and metabolic risk. This study investigated associations between birth weight and total and truncal body fat in adults. To do so, we analyzed data on 10,011 adults participating in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health...