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Maternal Obesity and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Offspring: Population-Based Cohort and Sibling-Controlled Studies
Abstract
Background: Maternal overweight and obesity may increase offspring risks of adiposity, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in childhood. We examined the associations between maternal overweight and obesity severity on risks of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in offspring during childhood and early adulthood.Methods: In this population-based cohort study, we identified 2,412,100 non-malformed live singleton infants in the Swedish Medical Birth …
Authors
Razaz N; Villamor E; Muraca G; Bonamy A-KE; Cnattingius S
Publication date
January 1, 2019
DOI
10.2139/ssrn.3506173
Preprint server
SSRN Electronic Journal