Síndrome metabólica, condições de nascimento e amamentação na coorte de 1982 em Pelotas, RS, Brasil

Abstract

With the increasing prevalence of obesity , diabetes and cardiovascular disease worldwide is increasing the need to identify risk factors for these diseases . Since Barker described the hypothesis of fetal origins of chronic disease , based on the association of low birthweight with mortality from cardiovascular disease , the long-term effects of the intrauterine environment and early life began to be studied. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of several co - morbidities : hypertension , impaired fasting glucose , increased triglycerides , decreased HDL cholesterol , and central fat deposition . The simultaneous occurrence of these factors is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease and diabetes as well as increased overall mortality and mortality from cardiovascular disease. This study aims to assess the prevalence and some risk factors for metabolic syndrome in 384 infants with intrauterine growth were monitored at birth, at two, four, and 22-23 years delay and in a sample of 1016 participants of the 1982 cohort , among those identified in the visit of 2004-05 . Also, conduct a review of the literature on the association between birth weight and metabolic syndrome . A prospective cohort study like this allows you to track how obesity , especially central adiposity and hypertension are established and what is its relationship to the events of the beginning of life . Weight gain and body fat distribution from birth to adulthood seems to be a key part in the development the mechanisms involved in the metabolic syndrome , especially insulin resistance .