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Birthweight and the risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

We investigated whether children who are heavier at birth have an increased risk of type 1 diabetes

Authors:
Cardwell CR, Stene LC, Joner G, Davis EA, Cinek O, Rosenbauer J, Ludvigsson J, Castell C, Svensson J, Goldacre MJ, Waldhoer T, Polanska J, Gimeno SG, Chuang LM, Parslow RC, Wadsworth EJ, Chetwynd A, Pozzilli P, Brigis G, Urbonaite B, Sipetic S, Schober E, Ionescu-Tirgoviste C, de Beaufort CE, Stoyanov D, Buschard K, Patterson CC

Authors notes:
Diabetologia. 2010 Apr;53(4):641-51. Epub 2010 Jan 10.

Keywords:
Birthweight, risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes, meta-analysis of observational studies, individual patient data

Abstract
We investigated whether children who are heavier at birth have an increased risk of type 1 diabetes.