Birth Weight and Adult Hypercholesterolemia
Wen X, Triche E, Hogan J, Shenassa E, Buka S. Birth Weight and Adult Hypercholesterolemia. Epidemiology 2010, 21: 786-790. PMID: 20798636, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181f20990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal smokingAdult hypercholesterolemiaSGA subgroupsElevated riskMean age 39 yearsGestational age subgroupsOnly certain subgroupsMaternal smoking statusAge 39 yearsCollaborative Perinatal ProjectSGA infantsHazard ratioHeavy smokingSmoking statusBirth weightFetal growthModerate smokingHigh riskAdult offspringHypercholesterolemiaSmokingPerinatal ProjectPregnancyClinical diagnosisCertain subgroups