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Open AccessEpigenetic signature of very low birth weight in young adult life
Globally, one in ten babies is born preterm (<37 weeks), and 1–2% preterm at very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g). As adults, they are at increased risk for a plethora of health conditions, e.g., cardiometabo...
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Open AccessBody composition in adults born preterm with very low birth weight
Studies on body composition in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW < 1500 g) survivors are inconsistent and trajectories later in life unknown. We assessed body composition and its change from young to mid-adu...
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Open AccessCardiometabolic health in adults born with very low birth weight—a sibling study
Preterm survivors have increased risk for impaired cardiometabolic health. We assessed glucose regulation and cardiometabolic biomarkers in adult very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) survivors, using siblings...
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Open AccessADHD symptoms and diagnosis in adult preterms: systematic review, IPD meta-analysis, and register-linkage study
This study examined differences in ADHD symptoms and diagnosis between preterm and term-born adults (≥18 years), and tested if ADHD is related to gestational age, birth weight, multiple births, or neonatal com...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: School grades and educational attainments of adolescents and young adults born preterm
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Open AccessSchool grades and educational attainments of adolescents and young adults born preterm
Attendance in special education (SE) is more common among individuals born preterm than among those born at term. Less is known about school grades of those born preterm in mainstream education (ME), and how t...
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Open AccessPreterm birth and subsequent timing of pubertal growth, menarche, and voice break
We evaluated pubertal growth and pubertal timing of participants born preterm compared to those born at term.
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Open AccessAbdominal adipose tissue and liver fat imaging in very low birth weight adults born preterm: birth cohort with sibling-controls
Preterm birth at very low birth weight (VLBW, < 1500 g) is associated with an accumulation of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors from childhood at least to middle age. Small-scale studies suggest that t...
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Open AccessIntrapartal cardiotocographic patterns and hypoxia-related perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus
In previous reports, cardiotocographic (CTG) fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring has shown only limited benefits in decreasing adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellit...
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Reaction times, learning, and executive functioning in adults born preterm
This study examines cognitive functioning in adults born across the range of prematurity with appropriate or small for gestational age (SGA) birth weight compared with full-term controls.
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Open AccessLipoprotein subclass profiles in young adults born preterm at very low birth weight
Adults born preterm at very low birth weight (VLBW ≤ 1500g) have increased risk factors for cardiovascular diseases including high blood pressure and impaired glucose regulation. Non-optimal lipoprotein profil...
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Open AccessPremenstrual symptoms in young adults born preterm at very low birth weight - from the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight Adults
Clinically significant premenstrual symptoms are common among young women. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by emotional, behavioural and physical symptoms that consistently occur during the luteal...
