Open AccessBeing Born Too Small, Too Early, or Both: Does it Matter for Risk of Hypertension in the Elderly?
Author(s) -
Anna Karin Edstedt Bonamy,
Mikael Norman,
Magnus Kaijser
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.241
Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , gestational age , risk factor , gestational hypertension , gestation , cohort , obstetrics , low birth weight , fetus , pediatrics , blood pressure , cohort study , small for gestational age , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Low birth weight is an often-reported risk factor for high blood pressure later in life. This study investigates the selective contributions of preterm birth and poor fetal growth to later risk of hypertension.
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