ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief Summary: This study was based on the HAPO prospective birth cohort, which has previously generated several publications on maternal gestational diabetes in relation to neonatal anthropometry and childhood glucose metabolism1,2. It examined if cord blood leptin was positively associated with peripubertal obesity and adiposity, and if this relationship was dependent on maternal BMI, hyperglycemia and/or other maternal factors.This is an im...