Birth weight and young adult body mass index for predicting the risk of developing adult heart failure in men.
Maria BygdellClaes OhlssonLina LiljaJimmy CelindJari MartikainenAnnika RosengrenJenny M KindblomPublished in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2022)
Birth weight was inversely associated with the risk of hospitalization due to heart failure. The combination of low birth weight and overweight/obesity in young adulthood results in excess risk of heart failure beyond that of low birth weight or young adult overweight/obesity separately. These findings indicate the need of a life course perspective in heart failure prevention and risk assessment.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- birth weight
- heart failure
- low birth weight
- body mass index
- preterm infants
- preterm birth
- human milk
- young adults
- weight loss
- gestational age
- risk assessment
- left ventricular
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute heart failure
- metabolic syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- middle aged
- heavy metals
- climate change
- skeletal muscle