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Aim
To investigate whether a high birthweight was associated with an increased proportion of body fat or with impaired glucose tolerance in adulthood.
Methods
Our cohort comprised 27 subjects with birthweights of 4500 g or more, and 27 controls with birthweights within ±1 standard deviation scores, born at Uppsala University Hospital 1975‐1979. The subjects were 34‐40 years old at the time of study...