Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in Utero and Subsequent Plasma Lipids, ApoB, and CRP among Adult Women in the MoBa Cohort
Author(s) -
Lea A. CupulUicab,
Rolv Skjærven,
Kjell Haug,
Gregory S. Travlos,
Ralph E. Wilson,
Merete Eggesbø,
Jane A. Hoppin,
Kristina W. Whitworth,
Matthew P. Longnecker
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104563
Subject(s) - offspring , in utero , medicine , apolipoprotein b , odds ratio , body mass index , physiology , tobacco smoke , pregnancy , endocrinology , apolipoprotein a1 , population , cohort , cholesterol , fetus , biology , environmental health , genetics
Recent findings suggest that maternal smoking during pregnancy may play a role in the development of metabolic alterations in offspring during childhood. However, whether such exposure increases the risk of developing similar metabolic alterations during adulthood is uncertain.
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