Titre :
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Lifecourse determinants of fasting and post-challenge glucose at age 50 years : The Newcastle thousand families study. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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M.S. PEARCE ;
K.G.M.M. ALBERTI ;
L. PARKER ;
C.L. RELTON ;
N.C. UNWIN ;
University of Newcastle upon Tyne. School of Clinical Medical Sciences. GBR
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 20, n° 11, 2005)
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Pagination :
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915-923
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Diète
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Obésité
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Glucose
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Age
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Royaume Uni
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Europe
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Hypothèse
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Glycémie
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Homme
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Poids naissance
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Tendance séculaire
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Epidémiologie
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Glande endocrine [pathologie]
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Maladie nutrition
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x31vDU. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Suboptimal nutrition in early life is suggested to influence plasma glucose levels in later life. This study aimed to determine and quantify influences on plasma glucose levels at age 50. We studied 169 men and 219 women from the Newcastle Thousand Families cohort who attended for clinical examination, including measurements of fasting and 2 h post oral glucose load) at age 50. A lifecourse approach was used to estimate proportions of variance in plasma glucose levels accounted for by each stage of the lifecourse. Birth weight significantly predicted two-hour glucose levels in men (adjusted p=0.03). Body composition was a significant predictor of both glucose measures in both genders. Interactions existed between body composition and birth weight on fasting glucose in men and two-hour glucose in women and between gender and birth weight on both outcome measures. Fetal life factors directly explained little variation in either glucose measure (
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