Birth weight versus childhood growth as determinants of adult blood pressure

被引:52
作者
Falkner, B
Hulman, S
Kushner, H
机构
[1] Allegheny Univ Hlth Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA
[2] Temple Univ, Sch Med, Albert Einstein Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
[3] Biomed Comp Res Inst, Philadelphia, PA USA
关键词
blood pressure; birth weight; blacks;
D O I
10.1161/01.HYP.31.1.145
中图分类号
R6 [外科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100210 ;
摘要
In older white American adults, recent retrospective studies have demonstrated a relationship between lower birth weight and hypertension. Black Americans have a higher occurrence of both lower birth weight and hypertension than do white Americans. To test the low birth weight-high blood pressure hypothesis, data from a prospective study (Perinatal Collaborative Project) were examined. The study folio-wed a sample of 137 black Americans, with nine examinations. Data on birth weight, growth, and blood pressure from birth through 28.0+/-2.7 years were obtained longitudinally. Bivariate correlations among parameters were computed with the Pearson r. Birth weight and blood pressure at age 28 years are not correlated (Pearson r=.06). However, systolic blood pressures measured at 0.3 years and thereafter are correlated with adult systolic blood pressure, Also, weight at 0.3 years and body mass index at 7 years and thereafter are correlated with adult weight. Our data did not confirm the birth weight-blood pressure hypothesis. Rather, we detected significant correlations between preadult measurements of blood pressure and weight with adult measurements. These results indicate that in black Americans, childhood growth is a stronger determinant than intrauterine growth of adult blood pressure.
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页码:145 / 150
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