Outcome studies of low birth weight infants published in the last decade: a metaanalysis

GP Aylward, SI Pfeiffer, A Wright, SJ Verhulst - The Journal of pediatrics, 1989 - Elsevier
… Perhaps one of the most intriguing findings of the metaanalysis is the six-point, statistically
significant difference between the mean IQ/DQ scores of all low birth weight children and …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of low birth weight: methodological assessment and meta-analysis.

MS Kramer - Bulletin of the world health organization, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In both developed and developing countries, birth weight is … Thus, birth weight has long
been a subject of clinical and … of birth weight, and especially of low birth weight (LBW), in …

Birth weight and overweight/obesity in adults: a meta-analysis

Y Zhao, SF Wang, M Mu, J Sheng - European journal of pediatrics, 2012 - Springer
… found no association between birth weight and BMI in … birth weight or low birth weight is
increasing [11]. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of the relation between birth weight

Ambient air pollution, birth weight and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DM Stieb, L Chen, M Eshoul, S Judek - Environmental research, 2012 - Elsevier
… We conducted meta-regression of estimates of change in birth weight against explanatory
… We confined our analysis to birth weight effects based on entire pregnancy exposure for PM …

Birth weight and muscle strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Dodds, HJ Denison, G Ntani, R Cooper… - The journal of nutrition …, 2012 - Springer
birth weight, size or growth in the first two years of life and a measure of later muscle strength
(full review protocol available on request; exposure limited to birth weight … selected birth

[HTML][HTML] Birth weight and subsequent blood pressure: a meta-analysis

M Mu, SF Wang, J Sheng, Y Zhao, HZ Li, CL Hu… - Archives of …, 2012 - Elsevier
… Low birth weight (< 2500 g) compared with birth weight … ); high birth weight (> 4000 g)
compared with birth weight less than … low birth weight (< 2500 g) was compared with birth weight

Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KR Risnes, LJ Vatten, JL Baker… - International journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… Forest plots presenting the associations between birthweight and all-cause mortality for
categories of birth weight. (A) HRs with 95% CIs associated with birthweight <3000 g compared …

Abuse: a risk factor for low birth weight? A systematic review and meta-analysis

CC Murphy, B Schei, TL Myhr, J Du Mont - Cmaj, 2001 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Abuse during pregnancy is considered to be a potentially modifiable risk factor
for low birth weight (LBW). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

[PDF][PDF] Birth weight and metabolic syndrome in adults: meta-analysis

VMF Silveira, BL Horta - Revista de saude publica, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
… RESULTS: All but two studies reported an inverse relationship between birth weight and
metabolic syndrome. A comparison between low birth weight vs. normal birth weight subjects …

Birth weight and subsequent risk of obesity: a systematic review and metaanalysis

ZB Yu, SP Han, GZ Zhu, C Zhu, XJ Wang… - Obesity …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… between birth weight (BW) and obesity. Screening of 478 citations from five electronic
databases resulted in the inclusion of 33 studies, most of medium quality. The meta-analysis