UK-born Pakistani-origin infants are relatively more adipose than white British infants: findings from 8704 mother-offspring pairs in the Born-in-Bradford prospective birth cohort

Jane West; Debbie A Lawlor; Lesley Fairley; Raj Bhopal; Noel Cameron; Patricia A McKinney; Naveed Sattar; John Wright

doi:10.1136/jech-2012-201891

UK-born Pakistani-origin infants are relatively more adipose than white British infants: findings from 8704 mother-offspring pairs in the Born-in-Bradford prospective birth cohort

Jane West, Debbie A Lawlor, Lesley Fairley, Raj Bhopal, Noel Cameron, Patricia A McKinney, Naveed Sattar, John Wright

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Previous studies have shown markedly lower birth weight among infants of South Asian origin compared with those of White European origin. Whether such differences mask greater adiposity in South Asian infants and whether they persist across generations in contemporary UK populations is unclear. Our aim was to compare birth weight, skinfold thickness and cord leptin between Pakistani and White British infants and to investigate the explanatory factors, including parental and grandparental birthplace.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-51
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Volume	67
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201891
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013

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West, J., Lawlor, D. A., Fairley, L., Bhopal, R., Cameron, N., McKinney, P. A., Sattar, N., & Wright, J. (2013). UK-born Pakistani-origin infants are relatively more adipose than white British infants: findings from 8704 mother-offspring pairs in the Born-in-Bradford prospective birth cohort. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(7), 544-51. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201891

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UK-born Pakistani-origin infants are relatively more adipose than white British infants: findings from 8704 mother-offspring pairs in the Born-in-Bradford prospective birth cohort. / West, Jane; Lawlor, Debbie A; Fairley, Lesley et al.
In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 67, No. 7, 07.2013, p. 544-51.

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