Cord Blood Appetite Hormones and Early-Life Growth and Childhood Adiposity in the ENVIRONAGE Cohort
In this cohort study of 325 children, cord blood appetite hormone levels were associated with early-life growth and adiposity, suggesting that appetite hormones may influence childhood growth and body composition trajectory from birth onward.
Authors
- Rossella Alfano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-4727)
- Dries S. Martens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7893-3642)
- Thaïs De Ruyter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0174-8673)
- Nathalie Michels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3069-7254)
- Michelle Plusquin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-9722)
- Stefaan De Henauw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4141-5432)
- Gary Frost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-6325)
- Tim S. Nawrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-3593)
- P. Vineis
Institutions
- Ghent University (BE)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42140
- Primary Topic
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Imperial College London
- Vlaamse regering