Birth Weight, Childhood and Young Adult Overweight, and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men.

Rebecka Bramsved Maria Bygdell Jari MartikainenStaffan MårildIngela Lindh Annika Rosengren Claes Ohlsson Jenny Marianne Kindblom

Published in: Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (2023)

We demonstrate that low birth weight and young adult overweight are important developmental markers of risk for adult CHD. These findings motivate a life course perspective for prevention and risk assessment of adult CHD.

Keyphrases

childhood cancer
young adults
birth weight
weight gain
low birth weight
preterm infants
risk assessment
preterm birth
gestational age
human milk
weight loss
body mass index
physical activity
heavy metals
human health
middle aged
climate change