High maternal osteocalcin levels during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight infants: A nested case-control study in China

Low birth weight infants (LBW) are at risk of chronic diseases in later life due to the disorder of energy metabolism during pregnancy. Osteocalcin (OC) has been identified as a hormone that regulate energy metabolism. However, few studies have researched on the associations between maternal serum OC levels and low birth weight infants.

Source: Bone - July 15, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Luyun Wei, Dehao Cao, Xiujuan Zhu, Yu Long, Chaoqun Liu, Shengzhu Huang, Jiarong Tian, Qingzhi Hou, Yaling Huang, Juan Ye, Bangzhu Luo, Ying Luo, Chunmei Liang, Mujun Li, Xiaobo Yang, Zengnan Mo, Jianfeng Xu Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research