Objective: To examine the association of cord blood leptin with body mass index (BMI)
growth velocity from birth to 12 months of age among infants exposed and not exposed to …

Objective Leptin represents a potential modulator of developmental programming of
childhood obesity. We investigated the association of cord blood leptin with growth …

Recent discoveries of human genetic leptin deficiency have demonstrated its importance in
regulating weight gain in early childhood. To investigate whether normal variation in leptin …

Objectives Low early-life leptin concentrations may promote faster weight gain in infancy.
We aimed to examine the associations between cord blood leptin concentrations and …

Objective Perinatal leptin exposure may modulate the risk of adiposity in early childhood. In
previous analyses, negative associations between maternal (32 weeks' gestation) and cord …

Background Cord blood leptin increases with advancing gestation. Preterm delivery leads to
premature separation from the maternal and placental leptin source predisposing infants to …

Leptin is a 16-kD protein encoded by the ob/ob (obesity) gene. In rodents it plays a role in
obesity, diabetes, fertility, and neuroendocrine function. In humans serum concentrations of …

Objective To examine associations of perinatal and 3‐year leptin with weight gain and
adiposity through 7 years. Design and Methods In Project Viva, plasma leptin from mothers …

Background: Early infant weight development influences metabolic regulation later in life.
For the prevention of obesity and metabolic diseases, it is important to understand the …

BACKGROUND: Leptin is secreted from adipose tissue and plays an important role in
obesity. Recent studies have shown that the relationship between leptin and body fat mass …