TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship of birthweight, muscle size at birth and postnatal growth to grip strength in 9 year-old Indian children
T2 - findings from the Mysore Parthenon Study: Birthweight and grip strength at 9
AU - Barr, James G
AU - Veena, Sargoor R
AU - Kiran, K N
AU - Wills, Andrew K
AU - Winder, Nicola R
AU - Kehoe, Sarah
AU - Fall, Caroline Hd
AU - Sayer, Avan A
AU - Krishnaveni, Ghattu V
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Fetal development may permanently affect muscle function. Indian newborns have a low mean birthweight, predominantly due to low lean tissue and muscle mass. We aimed to examine the relationship of birthweight, and arm muscle area (AMA) at birth and post-natal growth to hand-grip strength in Indian children. Grip strength was measured in 574 children aged 9 years, who had detailed anthropometry at birth and every 6-12 months post-natally. Mean (standard deviation (SD)) birthweight was 2863 (446) g. At 9 years, the children were short (mean height SD -0.6) and light (mean weight SD -1.1) compared with the World Health Organization growth reference. Mean (SD) grip strength was 12.7 (2.2) kg (boys) and 11.0 (2.0) kg (girls). Weight, length and AMA at birth, but not skinfold measurements at birth, were positively related to 9-year grip strength (β=0.40 kg per standard deviation increase in birthweight, p
AB - Fetal development may permanently affect muscle function. Indian newborns have a low mean birthweight, predominantly due to low lean tissue and muscle mass. We aimed to examine the relationship of birthweight, and arm muscle area (AMA) at birth and post-natal growth to hand-grip strength in Indian children. Grip strength was measured in 574 children aged 9 years, who had detailed anthropometry at birth and every 6-12 months post-natally. Mean (standard deviation (SD)) birthweight was 2863 (446) g. At 9 years, the children were short (mean height SD -0.6) and light (mean weight SD -1.1) compared with the World Health Organization growth reference. Mean (SD) grip strength was 12.7 (2.2) kg (boys) and 11.0 (2.0) kg (girls). Weight, length and AMA at birth, but not skinfold measurements at birth, were positively related to 9-year grip strength (β=0.40 kg per standard deviation increase in birthweight, p
U2 - 10.1017/S2040174410000309
DO - 10.1017/S2040174410000309
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 23750316
SN - 2040-1744
VL - 1
SP - 329
EP - 337
JO - Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
JF - Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
IS - 5
ER -