Journal article
Birth Weight and the Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Report From the Large Population-Based UK Biobank Cohort Study
Abstract
Background: Birth weight has been reported to be associated with the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the relationship remains inconclusive. Here, we aimed to prospectively assess the associations between birth weight and CVD risk using the data from UK Biobank, a large-scale, prospective cohort study.
Methods: We included 270,297 participants who were free of CVD at baseline and reported their birth weight for analyses. …
Authors
Huang X; Liu J; Qi L; Adachi JD; Wu J; Li Z; Meng Q; Li G; Lip GYH
Journal
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol. 9, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fcvm.2022.827491
ISSN
2297-055X