Birth weight and adult hypertension and obesity in women.
Curhan G, Chertow G, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Manson J, Speizer F, Stampfer M. Birth weight and adult hypertension and obesity in women. Circulation 1996, 94: 1310-5. PMID: 8822985, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.94.6.1310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted odds ratioHealth Study IIBody mass indexBirth weightYears of ageOdds ratioNHS IMass indexNurses' Health Study INurses' Health Study IIAdult body mass indexHealth Study INHS II cohortDevelopment of hypertensionLow birth weightPhysician-diagnosed hypertensionRisk of hypertensionHigh birth weightEarly life exposureAdult hypertensionNHS IIBlood pressureLowest quintileRisk factorsLife exposure