Association between Birth Characteristics and Coronary Disease Risk Factors among Fifth Graders

To evaluate the associations between selected birth characteristics-prematurity and poor intrauterine growth-and risk factors for coronary artery disease detected among children enrolled in the fifth grade.Children (n = 3054) with matched birth and fifth grade health screening data on body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure, and fasting lipid profiles were analyzed using MANOVA with the following independent variables of weight gain by...