This report describes the association between birth weight (BW) and obesity. Screening of
478 citations from five electronic databases resulted in the inclusion of 33 studies, most of …

The thrifty phenotype hypothesis is widely used to interpret associations between early
nutritional experience and degenerative disease risks. However, it remains unclear what is …

The objective was to analyze pulse wave velocity (PWV) in normotensive, high-normal, and
hypertensive youths by using aortic-derived parameters from peripheral recordings. The …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) arises when maternal stressors coincide with peak
placental development, leading to placental insufficiency. When the expanding nutrient …

The upward trend in adolescent hypertension is widely attributed to the adolescent obesity
epidemic. Secular trends in adolescent prehypertension and hypertension have risen in …

Background: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of ambulatory blood pressure
(ABP) parameters on arterial stiffness measured by carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cf …

Ethnic groups vary in cardiometabolic risk, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Several components of body composition variability (fat/lean ratio, fat distribution, lean mass …

BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with a higher systolic blood pressure (BP) and pulse
pressure (PP) in African-American youths, increasing their risk for develo** hypertension …

More infants born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks' gestation) or extremely low birthweight (<
1000 g) are surviving into adulthood in recent years. Preterm adolescents have higher blood …

A large body of literature suggests an inverse relationship between birth weight and blood
pressure in children, adolescents and adults. The most persistent findings have been …