Titre : | Blood pressure in relation to birth weight in twins and singleton controls matched for gestational age. (2003) |
Auteurs : | Geraldine MCNEILL ; Ian BROOM ; Doris-M CAMPBELL ; Alastair CUMMING ; Paul HAGGARTY ; Neva HAITES ; Lindsev-F Masson ; Wcairns-S Smith ; Chuluuntulga TUYA ; Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences. University of Aberdeen. Aberdeen. GBR |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 158, n° 2, 2003) |
Pagination : | 150-155 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Poids naissance ; Jumeau ; Adulte ; Homme ; Facteur risque ; Epidémiologie ; Appareil circulatoire [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS jmR0xJH2. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Associations between adult blood pressure and birth weight were investigated in 122 same-sex twin pairs aged 18-50 years and 86 singleton controls matched according to maternal age and parity, gender, gestational age, and current age who were recruited via an obstetric database in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1999. Twins weighed on average 425 g less than controls at birth (p |