In US natality data, #BirthWeight was often recorded as a multiple of 10 g, and this rounding was more common for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black births than for non-Hispanic White births.
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@jamapediatrics.comIn US natality data, #BirthWeight was often recorded as a multiple of 10 g, and this rounding was more common for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black births than for non-Hispanic White births.
@gabriconti.bsky.social🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨
Birth weight isn't the whole story. Birth length predicts health better — and among babies born small, whether the head kept growing while the body didn't predicts cognitive outcomes 30 years on.
Out now, open access: cup.org/4yGMwgA
#twins #dohad #birthweight
@commsmed.nature.com🚨 NEW research⚕️ 🩺
Byg et al. examine whether PRS for birthweight on adult cardiometabolic risk depend on phenotypic birthweight.