Sexual dimorphism in the association of umbilical cord blood lipidome with abdominal fat in early childhood
Our study reveals sexual dimorphism in the associations between cord blood lipidome and abdominal adiposity, suggesting depot-specific patterns in adipose tissue development and lipid metabolism in early life.
Authors
- Karen Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-037X)
- Peter D. Gluckman
- Peter J. Meikle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-4665)
- Yap Seng Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-8473)
- Johan G. Eriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-2060)
- Shiao‐Yng Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-3023)
- S. Sendhil Velan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4096-0722)
- Sartaj Ahmad Mir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-0936)
- Anne K. Bendt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8198-6104)
- Priti Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-1574)
- David Cameron‐Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0144-5816)
- Adaikalavan Ramasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7598-2892)
- Kothandaraman Narasimhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9287-4260)
- Kok Hian Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1945-0266)
- Navin Michael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6170-2108)
- Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2837-5889)
- Yung Seng Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-0557)
- Fabian Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-7958)
- Markus R. Wenk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-7881)
- Mya Thway Tint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-7186)
- Suresh Anand Sadananthan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-1694)
- Neerja Karnani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-409X)
- Li Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3674-5824)
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (SG)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI)
- Genome Institute of Singapore (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04030-0
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00