Why the study?
Does higher birthweight reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in adulthood?
Population
281 subjects (161 women), mean age 36
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Observational link of higher birthweight to lower adult BP warrants no practice change; extends fetal origins hypothesis while leaving causality open.
Does higher birthweight reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in adulthood?
Lower birthweight is associated with increased blood pressure and arterial stiffness in adulthood, though arterial stiffness only partially explains the blood pressure relationship.
Saskia J. te Velde (2004) studied this question.
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