Establishment of the early prediction models of low-birth-weight reveals influential genetic and environmental factors: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Satoshi Mizuno (Author), Satoshi Nagaie (Author), Gen Tamiya (Author), Shinichi Kuriyama (Author), Taku Obara (Author), Mami Ishikuro (Author), Hiroshi Tanaka (Author), Kengo Kinoshita (Author), Junichi Sugawara (Author), Masayuki Yamamoto (Author), Nobuo Yaegashi (Author), Soichi Ogishima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low birth weight (LBW) is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, and increases various disease risks across life stages. Prediction models of LBW have been developed before, but have limitations including small sample sizes, absence of genetic factors and no stratif...