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Low birth weight was associated with non-fatal coronary artery disease and stroke in nurses

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.2.57

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    Rich-Edwards JW, Stampfer MJ, Manson JE , et al. Birth weight and risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of women followed up since 1976. BMJ 1997 Aug 16; 315 : 396 –400. OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    Objective

    To determine if an association exists between birth weight and non-fatal cardiovascular disease in women who were nurses.

    Design

    Cohort study of women in the Nurses' Health Study followed up every 2 years from 1976 to 1992.

    Setting

    USA.

    Participants

    70 297 women (mean age 42 y in 1976) born between 1921 and 1946, all registered nurses, who were free from coronary heart disease and stroke in 1976.

    Assessment of risk factors

    Women were grouped by their birth weight category: <2268 g (n=1392), 2268–2495 g (n=3549), >2495–3175 g (n=21 171), >3175–3856 g (n=31 216), >3856–4536 g (n=7723), or >4536 g (n=1638). 3608 women who were born prematurely were not included in the analysis. Postal questionnaires were used to gather data on past and current cardiovascular disease risk factors in 1976 and birth weight in 1992.

    Main outcome measures

    Data on non-fatal myocardial infarction …

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    Footnotes

    • Sources of funding: National Institutes of Health.

    • For article reprint: Dr J W Rich-Edwards, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School, 126 Brookline Avenue, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Fax +1 617 421 2763.