Long-term health in individuals born preterm or with low birth weight: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To measure the association of prematurity and non-preterm low birth weight (LBW) with several long-term health outcomes.

Methods

We selected adult participants from the Constances cohort. Associations between preterm birth (<37 weeks versus ≥37 weeks) and outcomes were measured using modified Poisson regression with adjustment for participant age and parental history. We used the same modeling methods to measure the association between LBW (i.e., ResultsAmong 30,295 participants, preterm birth (5.2%) was associated with (RR[CI95]): obesity (1.25[1.08-1.46]), hypertriglyceridemia (1.23[1.07-1.42]), high LDL-cholesterol (1.16[1

SUBMITTER: Amadou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015107 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature