Body Size of Twins Compared with Siblings and the General Population: From Birth to Late Adolescence
| Autor: | G. Frederiek Estourgie-van Burk, Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal, Dorret I. Boomsma, Meike Bartels |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pediatric surgery, EMGO - Mental health, Biological Psychology, EMGO+ - Mental Health |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Birth weight Population Twins Body size for-gestational-age multiple births energy-expenditure food restriction mass index leg length weight growth height netherlands Child Development Medicine Body Size Humans Sibling education Child Netherlands education.field_of_study Body proportions business.industry Siblings Final height Infant Newborn Infant Adolescent Development Late adolescence Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Estourgie-van Burk, G F, Bartels, M, Boomsma, D I & Delemarre-van de Waal, H A 2010, ' Body Size of Twins Compared with Siblings and the General Population: From Birth to Late Adolescence ', Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 586-591 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.045 Journal of Pediatrics, 156(4), 586-591. Mosby Inc. Journal of Pediatrics, 156(4), 586-591 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.045 |
| Popis: | Objectives: We examined whether and when differences in body size disappear over time and whether twins attain normal final height and body mass index (BMI). Study design: Height, weight, and BMI data of twins at ages 1, 4, and 18 years were compared with data from their nontwin siblings. Second, twin and sibling data were compared with population standards. In addition to height, weight, and BMI, data on body proportions at age 18 years were analyzed. Results: At the age of 18 years, twins were as tall as their siblings but were significantly leaner. Compared with children from the general population, adolescent twins attained the same height and BMI. Birth weight was shown to have a considerable effect on height in adolescent twins. Conclusions: Twins attained normal final height compared with siblings and children from the general population. No differences in BMI were shown between 18-year-old twins and children from the general population, whereas the siblings of twins had increased BMI values compared with the general population. © 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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