Curhan GC, Chertow GM, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ
Birth weight and adult hypertension in women
Am Soc Nephrol
J Am Soc Nephrol (abstract)
(Nov) 6:639 1995
This study examined the relationship between birth weight and
prevalence of adult hypertension in over 160,000 women
participants of the Nurses Health Study. Birth weights less than
5.5 pounds were associated with a 40% increased risk of
developing hypertension later in life. The results are
consistent with recent theories proposing that birth weight and
nephron number determine susceptibility to hypertension and
progression of certain renal diseases.
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