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The relation of fetal length, ponderal index and head circumference to blood pressure and the risk of hypertension in adult life
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Summary. The blood pressure of 327 men and women aged 46 to 54 years was related to birthweight, placental weight, length, ponderal index and head circumference at birth. All the subjects were born after 38 completed weeks of gestation. There were strong trends of higher blood pressure in adult life with lower birthweight (P= 0.04) and greater placental weight (P= 0.002). In subjects with placental weights of 1.25 lb or less, mean blood pressure, and the risk of hypertension, rose as ponderal index at birth fell (P= 0.0001). Mean systolic pressure rose by 13 mm Hg as ponderal index fell from > 14.75 to 12 or less. In those with placental weights above 1.25 lb, mean blood pressure, and the risk of hypertension, rose as length decreased and as the ratio of head circumference to length increased (P= 0.02). Mean systolic pressure rose by 14 mm Hg as the head circumference to length ratio increased from < 0.65 to ≥ 0.7. These findings characterise the birth measurements of two groups of babies who are at increased risk of hypertension in adult life.
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Fetal and placental size and risk of hypertension in adult life.
Barker, D. J., Bull, A. R., Osmond, C., & Simmonds, S. J. (1990) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.301.6746.259 · Cited by 1,728
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Barker, D. J. P., Hales, C. N., Fall, C. H. D., Osmond, C., Phipps, K., & Clark, P. M. S. (1993) · Diabetologia · doi:10.1007/bf00399095 · Cited by 2,468
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BARKER, D. J. P. (1998) · Clinical Science · doi:10.1042/cs0950115 · Cited by 1,765
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Fetal growth and impaired glucose tolerance in men and women
Phipps, K., Barker, D. J. P., Hales, C. N., Fall, C. H. D., Osmond, C., & Clark, P. M. S. (1993) · Diabetologia · doi:10.1007/bf00399954 · Cited by 490
Self-citationForsen, T., Eriksson, J. G., Tuomilehto, J., Osmond, C., & Barker, D. J. P. (1999) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7222.1403 · Cited by 481
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- Authors
- Barker, D. J. P., Godfrey, K. M., Osmond, C., & Bull, A.
- Venue
- Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1992-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-44
- ISSN
- 0269-5022 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-3016
- OpenAlex
- W2092941844
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- 255
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 11.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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