Why the study?
Do specific childhood growth patterns predict the later development of coronary heart disease in women?
Cohort (n=4,130)
Do specific childhood growth patterns predict the later development of coronary heart disease in women?
Hazard Ratio: 1.17 (95% CI 1.03–1.32)
p-value: p=0.02
In girls, short length at birth followed by a rapid increase in BMI after age 3 is associated with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease later in life.
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B J Maron (2003) conducted a cohort in Coronary heart disease (n=4,130). Decrease in length at birth and increase in BMI after age 3 was evaluated on Hospital admission or death from coronary heart disease (HR 1.17, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.32, p=0.02).
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