Author's response to reviews Title:Joint association between birth weight at term and later life adherence to a healthy lifestyle with risk of hypertension: A prospective cohort study Authors:

Joint association between birth weight at term and later life adherence to a healthy lifestyle with risk of hypertension: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND Low birth weight and unhealthy lifestyles in adulthood have been independently associated with an elevated risk of hypertension. However, no study has examined the joint effects of these factors on incidence of hypertension. METHODS We followed 52,114 women from the Nurses' Health Study II without hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, prehypertension, and ...

Author's response to reviews Title: HFE Gene Variants Modify the Association between Maternal Lead Burden and Infant Birthweight: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study in Mexico City, Mexico Authors:

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Background & Aim: It is important to identify modifiable causes of preterm delivery and low birth weight which are strong predictors of infants;apos later health status and survival. Research findings show that there are less low birth weight and preterm labors in the communities that have high intake of sea food. Consumption of Sea foods rich in w3 fatty acid can increase birth weight by prolo...

Birth weight and later life adherence to unhealthy lifestyles in predicting type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES To prospectively assess the joint association of birth weight and established lifestyle risk factors in adulthood with incident type 2 diabetes and to quantitatively decompose the attributing effects to birth weight only, to adulthood lifestyle only, and to their interaction. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2010), Nurses' Health...

Survival of Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants: A Multicenter, Prospective, Cohort Study in Iran

ABSTRACTBackground: The survival rate of preterm and low-birth-weight (LBW) infants depends on various factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and quality of care. The present study aimed at evaluating the survival rate of preterm and LBW infants, predictive factors, and the risk of mortality in three training hospitals of Mashhad and Tabriz cities.Methods: This prospective, cohort study...