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JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Metabolic Outcomes in Adults Born Preterm With Very Low Birthweight or Small for Gestational Age at Term: A Cohort Study.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2018 December 2
Context and Objectives: Low birthweight (LBW) has emerged as a risk factor of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Whether adults with very low birthweight (VLBW) born preterm are at higher risk than individuals who were term-born small for gestational age (tb-SGA) is not established. We assessed metabolic outcomes, including relation with skeletal parameters, in these two LBW categories.
Design, Participants, and Outcomes: This follow-up cohort study included 189 individuals (females 51%), aged 25 to 28 years; 55 were preterm VLBW (≤1500 g), 59 were tb-SGA (<10th percentile), and 75 were controls (≥10th percentile). Outcomes were indices of MetS: blood pressure (BP), waist circumference, fasting glucose, lipid profile, and association between calculated MetS score and bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS), a measure of bone quality.
Results: Compared with controls, individuals with VLBW displayed higher systolic [mean (SD), 126 (13.3) vs 119 (12.3) mm Hg; 95% CI, 1.27 to 11.48 mm Hg] and diastolic [71.9 (7.6) vs 68.6 (7.1) mm Hg; 95% CI, 0.3 to 6.2 mm Hg] BP, higher glycated hemoglobin, higher C-peptide, increased insulin resistance (Homeostatic Model Assessment 2), and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [1.34 (0.3) vs 1.50 (0.4); 95% CI, 0.32 to 0.01]. Substantial differences were mainly seen between control females and females with VLBW. The adults who were tb-SGA had higher waist circumference and higher total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with controls. In males, MetS score correlated positively with BMD and inversely with TBS.
Conclusions: The LBW groups and preferentially females in the VLBW group displayed a less favorable metabolic profile than did controls. The inverse association between MetS score and bone quality suggests enhanced future fracture risk.
Design, Participants, and Outcomes: This follow-up cohort study included 189 individuals (females 51%), aged 25 to 28 years; 55 were preterm VLBW (≤1500 g), 59 were tb-SGA (<10th percentile), and 75 were controls (≥10th percentile). Outcomes were indices of MetS: blood pressure (BP), waist circumference, fasting glucose, lipid profile, and association between calculated MetS score and bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS), a measure of bone quality.
Results: Compared with controls, individuals with VLBW displayed higher systolic [mean (SD), 126 (13.3) vs 119 (12.3) mm Hg; 95% CI, 1.27 to 11.48 mm Hg] and diastolic [71.9 (7.6) vs 68.6 (7.1) mm Hg; 95% CI, 0.3 to 6.2 mm Hg] BP, higher glycated hemoglobin, higher C-peptide, increased insulin resistance (Homeostatic Model Assessment 2), and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [1.34 (0.3) vs 1.50 (0.4); 95% CI, 0.32 to 0.01]. Substantial differences were mainly seen between control females and females with VLBW. The adults who were tb-SGA had higher waist circumference and higher total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with controls. In males, MetS score correlated positively with BMD and inversely with TBS.
Conclusions: The LBW groups and preferentially females in the VLBW group displayed a less favorable metabolic profile than did controls. The inverse association between MetS score and bone quality suggests enhanced future fracture risk.
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