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Moreover, the effect of these early-life exposures on later health may potentially be mediated through adverse neonatal epigenetic reprogramming of bone-related genes affecting health later in life, especially skeletal development and bone density. Thus, to advance this research further, the overall aim of the project is to investigate if (a) neonatal epigenetic and genetic signature; (b) maternal risk factors during preconception and pregnancy, such as medicine use, diseases, socioeconomic status, major life events, weight, growth and lifestyle; (c) risk factors at birth, such as instrumental delivery, mode of delivery, medicine use, injuries, diseases, weight, size for gestational age, ponderal index, gestational age; and (d) childhood risk factors, such as diseases, medicine use, major life events, weight, growth and lifestyle are associated with hormonal status, lipids, bone turnover markers, bone mineral density, fat mass and lean body mass at age 18\u201319 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Population-based, nationwide, cross-sectional clinical study with potential for longitudinal reassessment. Danish women and men aged 18\u201319\u2009years old will be selected at random from the Danish National Population Registry and invited if they have available neonatal dried blood spot cards. A total of 2000 individuals will be enrolled. The study combines register data, and neonatal epigenetic and genetic analyses from stored blood with clinical and survey data. Body composition will be measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Adult blood and hair samples will be obtained to assess hormonal status, lipids and bone turnover markers. Height, weight, waist and hip circumference, and blood pressure will be measured. Questionnaires on well-being, sleep patterns, dietary and exercise habits, onset of puberty, use of cannabis, nicotine, alcohol and pain medication will be included. Information on medicine use, diseases, socioeconomic status, major life events, weight, growth and lifestyle will be obtained from the national administrative and health registers at the time of conception and during pregnancy for the parents, as well as from the participants throughout their lifetime. Health registries include the Danish Medical Birth Register, the National Patient Register, the Danish National Prescription Register, the National Child Health Register and Statistics Denmark. Multivariate regression analyses will be performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This nationwide study has been approved by the Regional Committees on Health Research Ethics for Southern Denmark (S-20230105). The study participants will be enrolled in the study following their informed written consent. Results will be submitted for publication. 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