Differential effect of prenatal exposure to the Great Ethiopian Famine (1983-85) on the risk of adulthood hypertension based on sex: a historical cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The consequence of the Great Ethiopian Famine (1983-1985) on mortality had been well documented. However, the long term assaults of the famine on adulthood health, particularly on the risk of hypertension, has never been documented. The aim of this study was twofold: to examine the association of prenatal-exposure to the Great Ethiopian Famine and hypertension in adulthood and investigate if there existed sex difference in the risk estimate.

Methods

Participants were recruited using multistage stratified random sampling and grouped as prenatal famine exposed and non-exposed cohorts based on their reported date of birth and current age. Independent sample T test was employed to compare continuous outcomes between the groups. A multivariable logistic regression was

SUBMITTER: Abate KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature