Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals - Extended Validation.
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the investigators will further examine the Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in low birth weight individuals by performing a validation study.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 35
Maximum Age: 40
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 250 healthy, men and women born with a low birth weight (birth weight (BW) \<10% of the population) and 50 born with a normal birth weight controls (BW between 50-90% of the population)
• born at term (weeks 39-41)
Locations
Other Locations
Denmark
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
RECRUITING
Herlev
Contact Information
Primary
Charlotte Brøns, PhD
charlotte.broens.01@regionh.dk
+4526129093
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-12-14
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 300
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Collaborators: Lund University, Aarhus University Hospital