Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension Are Associated With Childhood Blood Pressure Independently of Family Adiposity Measures | Zendy

J.J. Miranda Geelhoed | Zendy; Abigail Fraser | Zendy; Kate Tilling | Zendy; L. Benfield | Zendy; George Davey Smith | Zendy; Naveed Sattar | Zendy; Scott M. Nelson | Zendy; Debbie A. Lawlor | Zendy

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Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension Are Associated With Childhood Blood Pressure Independently of Family Adiposity Measures

Author(s) -

J.J. Miranda Geelhoed,

Abigail Fraser,

Kate Tilling,

L. Benfield,

George Davey Smith,

Naveed Sattar,

Scott M. Nelson,

Debbie A. Lawlor

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.936674

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , preeclampsia , gestational hypertension , gestational age , obstetrics , cardiology , pregnancy , pediatrics , genetics , biology

Offspring of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at increased risk of cardiovascular complications later in life, but the mechanisms underlying these associations are unclear. Our aim was to examine whether adjusting for birth weight and familial adiposity changed the association of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with offspring blood pressure.

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