The relationship between fetal growth and the development of asthma and atopy in childhood

We analysed data from the Dunedin longitudinal study of children born in 1972-1973. There were 734 children (71 % of the living cohort) in whom the relevant information was available at 13 years (serum total IgE was measured at 11 years). Infants with a birth weight of less than 3.0 kg had an odds ratio for reported asthma of 0.3 (95% C.I 0.1-0.6) compared to those with a birth weight greater than 3.0 kg. Infants with a birth length of 56 cm or …