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Abstract
Epidemiological studies over 15 years have shown that size at birth , early postnatal catch-up growth and excess childhood weight are associated with an increased risk of adult cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. At the same, rising rates of obesity and overweight in children , even at pre-school ages , have shifted efforts towards the indentification of very early factors that predict risk of subsequent obesity , which may allow early targeted interventions . Overall , high birth weight and low birth weight are positively associated with subsequent greater BMI in childhood and later-life .
The purpose of this study was to assess the relation between size at birth and excess weight gain in childhood and adult life , the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance and their determinants . We also examined the relation between CVD risk factors and level of glycemia and degree of obesity .