Birth weight, childhood body mass index and risk of coronary heart disease in adults: combined historical cohort studies

Background: Low birth weight and high childhood body mass index (BMI) is each associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in adult life. We studied individual and combined associations of birth weight and childhood BMI with the risk of CHD in adulthood. Methods/Principal Findi...

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Main Authors: Andersen, L.G (Author), Angquist, L. (Author), Eriksson, J.G (Author), Forsen, T. (Author), Gamborg, M. (Author), Osmond, Clive (Author), Baker, J.L (Author), Sorensen, T.I (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2010.
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