Titre : | Low birthweight and Type 2 diabetes : A study on 11 162 Swedish twins. Commentary : Genetic epidemiology. (2004) |
Auteurs : | A. ILIADOU ; S. CNATTINGIUS ; P. LICHTENSTEIN ; PHILLIPS (D.I.W.) / disc. : GBR. Mrc Unit. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 33, n° 5, 2004) |
Pagination : | 948-954 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Facteur risque ; Epidémiologie ; Jumeau ; Suède ; Europe ; Homme ; Gestation [pathologie] ; Prématurité ; Glande endocrine [pathologie] ; Métabolisme [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS hOEdR0x9. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : To investigate the association between low birthweight and diabetes in a population-based Swedish twin sample. Method : A cohort of 11 162 same-sexed Swedish twins born between 1906 and 1958 was used in order to investigate the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes between and within twin pairs by utilizing random effects linear models. Results : Between pairs there was a significant increase in risk of developing Type 2 diabetes for a 1-kg increase in their mean birthweight (odds ratio [OR]=2.13 ; P |