Open AccessSurvival effects of prenatal famine exposure
Author(s) -
Annet FM van Abeelen,
Marjolein V.E. Veenendaal,
Rebecca C. Painter,
Susanne R. de Rooij,
Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf,
Patrick M. Bossuyt,
Sjoerd G. Elias,
Diederick E. Grobbee,
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal,
Tessa J. Roseboom
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.022038
Subject(s) - famine , medicine , hazard ratio , gestation , cohort study , proportional hazards model , cohort , incidence (geometry) , mortality rate , obstetrics , pregnancy , confidence interval , biology , physics , optics , political science , law , genetics
Adverse intrauterine conditions are known to be associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases in adult life. Previously, we showed that prenatal famine exposure increased the incidence of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in adulthood.
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