The effect of parental weight and genetics on the body mass index of very low birth weight infants as they reach school age
Extreme values of a polygenic BMI score are strongly associated with the weight development of preterm infants as they develop into children aged 10-14. The large effect size implies that this score may aid in the counseling of prematurely born children and their parents.
Authors
- Wolfgang Göpel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-4727)
- Inke Regina König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0504-6465)
- Katharina Heinze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7538-8415)
- Mats Ingmar Fortmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-8340)
- Tanja K. Rausch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2367-6743)
- Silke Szymczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8897-9035)
- Egbert Herting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-879X)
- Kathrin Hanke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8588-0884)
- Carla Lüders
Institutions
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0253
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00