Early life stunting may have long-term effects on body composition, resulting in obesity-
related comorbidities. We tested the hypothesis that individuals stunted in early childhood …

Objective To assess the impact of being born preterm or small for gestational age (SGA) on
early vascular aging (EVA) in a cohort of healthy Tyrolean adolescents. Study design This …

Objective To assess the associations of birthweight, nutritional status and growth in
childhood with IQ, years of schooling, and monthly income at 30 years of age. Study design …

Importance Fetal life and infancy might be critical periods for predisposing individuals to
develop cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Objective To examine the associations of fetal …

Infant body composition and postnatal weight gain have been implicated in the development
of adult obesity and cardiovascular disease, but there are limited prospective data regarding …

An association between nutritional characteristics in theearlylife stages and the state of the
cardiovascular (CV) system in early childhood itself and/or at the beginning of adulthood has …

Objectives This cross‐sectional study tested the presence of collider bias in the relationship
between periodontitis and the carotid intima‐media thickness (cIMT). Methods Data from …

BACKGROUND To analyze the relationship between early-life indicators, blood pressure
(BP), and arterial stiffness in childhood, in three samples with different bio-cultural …

Nutritional status in early life stages has been associated with arterial parameters in
childhood. However, it is still controversial whether changes in standardized body weight (z …

Restricted growth in utero and accelerated postnatal growth (APG) in the postnatal period
have been associated with the development of overweight, obesity and an increased …