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Early growth and death from cardiovascular disease in women.

Osmond, C, Barker, D J, Winter, P D, Fall, C H, Simmonds, S J·1993·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.307.6918.1519
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OBJECTIVE--To determine whether the link suggested between growth in utero and during infancy and death from cardiovascular disease in men is also present in women. DESIGN--Follow up study of women and men whose birth weight and weight at 1 year of age had been recorded. SETTING--Hertfordshire, England. SUBJECTS--5585 women and 10,141 men born during 1911-30. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Standardised mortality ratios for cardiovascular disease. RESULTS--Among women and men death rates from cardiovascular disease fell progressively between the low and high birth weights groups (chi 2 = 4.3, p = 0.04 for women, chi 2 = 8.5, p < 0.005 for men). Cardiovascular deaths in men but not women were also strongly related to weight at 1 year, falling progressively between the low and high weight groups (chi 2 = 27.5, p < 0.0001). The highest cardiovascular death rates in women were among those with below average birth weight but above average weight at 1 year. In men the highest rates were among those with below average birth weight and below average weight at 1 year. CONCLUSION--Relations between cardiovascular disease and birth weight are similar in men and women. In men cardiovascular disease is also related to weight gain in infancy.

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Authors
Osmond, C., Barker, D. J., Winter, P. D., Fall, C. H., & Simmonds, S. J.
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1993-12-11
Volume
307
Issue
6918
Pages
1519-1524
ISSN
  • 0959-8138
  • 1468-5833
DOI
10.1136/bmj.307.6918.1519
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588
References
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Language
en
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Osmond, C., Barker, D. J., Winter, P. D., Fall, C. H., & Simmonds, S. J. (1993). Early growth and death from cardiovascular disease in women. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.307.6918.1519