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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Placental weight, birth measurements, and blood pressure at age 8 years |
Author: | Moore, V. Miller, A. Boulton, T. Cockington, R. Hamilton-Craig, I. Magarey, A. Robinson, J. |
Citation: | Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1996; 74(6):538-541 |
Publisher: | BRITISH MED JOURNAL PUBL GROUP |
Issue Date: | 1996 |
ISSN: | 0003-9888 1468-2044 |
Statement of Responsibility: | V M Moore, A G Miller, T J Boulton, R A Cockington, I H Craig, A M Magarey, J S Robinson |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To examine relationships between blood pressure during childhood and both placental weight and body size at birth, in an Australian population. DESIGN: A follow up study of a birth cohort, undertaken when cohort members were aged 8 years. SETTING: Adelaide, South Australia. SUBJECTS: 830 children born in the Queen Victoria Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, during 1975-6. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure measured when the children were aged 8 years. RESULTS: Blood pressure at 8 years was positively related to placental weight and inversely related to birth weight, after adjusting for the child's current weight. For diastolic pressure there was a decrease of 1.0 mm Hg for each 1 kg increase in birth weight (95% confidence interval (CI) = -0.4 to 2.4) and an increase of 0.7 mm Hg for each 100 g increase in placental weight (95% CI = 0.1 to 1.3). Diastolic pressure was also inversely related to chest circumference at birth, independently of placental weight, with a decrease of 0.3 mm Hg for each 1 cm increase in chest circumference (95% CI = 0.2 to 0.5). CONCLUSIONS: These findings are further evidence that birth characteristics, indicative of fetal growth patterns, are related to blood pressure in later life. |
Keywords: | Head Thorax Placenta Humans Birth Weight Anthropometry Organ Size Cohort Studies Follow-Up Studies Blood Pressure Child Female Male |
DOI: | 10.1136/adc.74.6.538 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.74.6.538 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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