Leukocyte telomere length and birth characteristics associated with obesity in infancy in a predominantly Latinx cohort
LTL at birth may be a marker, in addition to birthweight, that can be used to assess an infant's risk for subsequent obesity. Future studies are needed to better assess and determine possible maternal exposures associated with shorter newborn LTL.
Authors
- Alice Pereira Duque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-9424)
- Larry Rand
- Jue Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7216-1610)
- Kimberly Coleman‐Phox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-8179)
- Laura Jeliffe‐Pawlowski
- Janet M. Wojcicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3393-1368)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Obesity
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70034
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Little Giraffe Foundation