The Relationship Between Birth Weight and Blood Pressure in Childhood: A Population-Based Study | Zendy

Sandra D. Steinthorsdottir | Zendy; Sigridur B. Eliasdottir | Zendy; Ólafur S. Indridason | Zendy; Runólfur Pálsson | Zendy; Viðar Ö. Eðvarðsson | Zendy

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The Relationship Between Birth Weight and Blood Pressure in Childhood: A Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Sandra D. Steinthorsdottir,

Sigridur B. Eliasdottir,

Ólafur S. Indridason,

Runólfur Pálsson,

Viðar Ö. Eðvarðsson

Publication year - 2012

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 - 10.1093/ajh/hps012

Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , percentile , blood pressure , anthropometry , gestational age , low birth weight , population , diastole , obstetrics , pediatrics , demography , pregnancy , statistics , genetics , mathematics , environmental health , sociology , biology

Low birth weight has been associated with increased risk of hypertension later in life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between birth weight and blood pressure (BP) in healthy 9- to 10-year-old Icelandic children.

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