Associations of Fetal and Infant Growth Patterns With Early Markers of Arterial Health in School-Aged Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Fetal life and infancy might be critical periods for predisposing individuals to develop cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

Objective

To examine the associations of fetal and infant weight growth patterns with early markers of arterial health.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based prospective cohort study was conducted from early fetal life onward among 4484 offspring of women in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, delivering between April 1, 2002, and January 31, 2006. Statistical analysis was performed between January 1 and August 31, 2021.

Exposures

Estimated fetal weight was measured in the second and third trimester. Data on weight and gestational age at birth were collected from midwives. Infant weight was measured at 6, 12, and 24

SUBMITTER: Goncalves R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244605 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature