Joint association between birth weight at term and later life adherence to a healthy lifestyle with risk of hypertension: a prospective cohort study

Volume: 13, Issue: 1
Published: Jul 31, 2015
Abstract
Low birth weight and unhealthy lifestyles in adulthood have been independently associated with an elevated risk of hypertension. However, no study has examined the joint effects of these factors on incidence of hypertension.We followed 52,114 women from the Nurses' Health Study II without hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, prehypertension, and hypertension at baseline (1991-2011). Women born preterm, of a multiple...
Paper Details
Title
Joint association between birth weight at term and later life adherence to a healthy lifestyle with risk of hypertension: a prospective cohort study
Published Date
Jul 31, 2015
Volume
13
Issue
1
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