the aim of the study was to explore the mechanisms underlying the association of birth weight with later body mass index (bmi) from the biochemical markers related to metabolism and the apa i polymorphism in igf-ii gene.a total of 300 children were selected randomly from the macrosomia birth cohort in wuxi, china. the height and weight were measured and blood samples were collected. plasma conc...

OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to compare the accuracy of formulas used to calculate fetal thigh volume (FTV) using the virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL) technique with two-dimensional (2D) in formulas predicting birth weight. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a prospective, cross-sectional study of 84 pregnant women with 72 hours of delivery evaluated at a university hos...