Birth weight and blood pressure: 'J' shape or linear shape? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong Chinese women
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Birth weight and blood pressure: ‘J’ shape or linear shape? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong Chinese women
OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between birth weight and blood pressure (BP) and to determine the effect of body size change from birth to adulthood on BP. DESIGN A cross-sectional design to collect retrospective data. PARTICIPANTS 1253 female nurses aged 35-65 years in Hong Kong. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Birth weight, height, weight, BP, waist circumference, demographics and lifes...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005115