Relationship between birthweight and blood lipid concentrations in later life: evidence from the existing literature | Zendy

Liisa Laurén | Zendy; MarjoRiitta Järvelin | Zendy; Paul Elliott | Zendy; Ulla Sovio | Zendy; Anne Spellman | Zendy; Mark I. McCarthy | Zendy; Pauline Emmett | Zendy; Imogen Rogers | Zendy; AnnaLiisa Hartikainen | Zendy; Anneli Pouta | Zendy; Rebecca Hardy | Zendy; Michael Wadsworth | Zendy; Gunnhild Helmsdal | Zendy; Sjúrður F. Olsen | Zendy; Chryssa Bakoula | Zendy; Vasso Lekea | Zendy; Iona Y. Millwood | Zendy

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Relationship between birthweight and blood lipid concentrations in later life: evidence from the existing literature

Author(s) -

Liisa Laurén,

MarjoRiitta Järvelin,

Paul Elliott,

Ulla Sovio,

Anne Spellman,

Mark I. McCarthy,

Pauline Emmett,

Imogen Rogers,

AnnaLiisa Hartikainen,

Anneli Pouta,

Rebecca Hardy,

Michael Wadsworth,

Gunnhild Helmsdal,

Sjúrður F. Olsen,

Chryssa Bakoula,

Vasso Lekea,

Iona Y. Millwood

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyg201

Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , physiology , pediatrics

It has been suggested that there is a link between fetal growth and chronic diseases later in life. Several studies have shown a negative association between birthweight and cardiovascular diseases, as well as cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Far fewer studies have focused on the association between size at birth and blood lipid concentrations. We have conducted a qualitative assessment of the direction and consistency of the relationship between size at birth and blood lipid concentrations to see whether the suggested relationship between intrauterine growth and cardiovascular diseases is mediated by lipid metabolism.

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