Small for date preterm infants and risk of higher blood pressure in later life: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tanis R FentonSeham ElmrayedNatalie V ScimeSuzanne C ToughJahaira PintoFatemeh SabetKrista WollnyYoonshin LeeTyrone G HarrisonBibi Areefa Alladin Michael S Kramer Maria B OspinaDiane L LorenzettiAda MadubuezeAlexander A LeungManoj Kumar

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2023)

Evidence indicates that preterm infants born SGA are not at increased risk of developing higher BP as children or as adults as compared to non-SGA preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
blood pressure
young adults
heart rate
hypertensive patients
gestational age
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
preterm birth