B3311 - Prediction of cardio-metabolic risk from circulating metabolites A longitudinal study from childhood to early adulthood - 28/05/2019

B number: 
B3311
Principal applicant name: 
Dimitris Vlachopoulos | Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter (United Kingdom)
Co-applicants: 
Prof Sulin Cheng, Dr Petri Wiklund, Dr Alan R. Barker, Dr Xu Leiting
Title of project: 
Prediction of cardio-metabolic risk from circulating metabolites: A longitudinal study from childhood to early adulthood.
Proposal summary: 
Impact of research: 
The results of this project will reveal early metabolic deviations and circulating biomarkers that predict cardio-metabolic risk in adulthood. These results may be used for the identification of high-risk children and adolescents in clinical practice.
Date proposal received: 
Monday, 20 May, 2019
Date proposal approved: 
Monday, 20 May, 2019
Keywords: 
Epidemiology, Bone disorders - arthritis, osteoporosis, Hypertension, Obesity, Medical imaging, Metabolomics, Biomarkers - e.g. cotinine, fatty acids, haemoglobin, etc., Cardiovascular, Childhood - childcare, childhood adversity, Growth, Methods - e.g. cross cohort analysis, data mining, mendelian randomisation, etc., Nutrition - breast feeding, diet, Physical - activity, fitness, function