Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Growth, Nutrition, and Adipokines at School Age

• Main Authors: Piia Suursalmi MD (Author), Päivi Korhonen MD, PhD (Author), Tarja Kopeli MD (Author), Riina Nieminen PhD (Author), Tiina Luukkaala MSc (Author), Eeva Moilanen MD, PhD (Author), Outi Tammela MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated nutrition and growth in relation to plasma adipokine levels in 21 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) children with radiographic bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), 19 VLBW controls, and 19 term controls with a median age of 11.3 years. We took anthropometric measurements; assessed plasm...