%0 Journal Article
%T First-Borns Carry a Higher Metabolic Risk in Early Adulthood: Evidence from a Prospective Cohort Study
%A Mario Siervo
%A Bernardo L. Horta
%A Blossom C. M. Stephan
%A Cesar G. Victora
%A Jonathan C. K. Wells
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0013907
%X Birth order has been associated with early growth variability and subsequent increased adiposity, but the consequent effects of increased fat mass on metabolic risk during adulthood have not been assessed. We aimed to quantify the metabolic risk in young adulthood of being first-born relative to those born second or subsequently.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0013907