Associations of Gestational Weight Gain With Offspring Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure at 21 Years of Age
Circulation2009Vol. 119(13), pp. 1720–1727
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Abdullah Al Mamun, Michael O’Callaghan, Leonie Callaway, Gail Williams, Jake M. Najman, Debbie A. Lawlor
Abstract
Our findings show that greater GWG is associated with greater offspring BMI into early adulthood and that this may translate into higher systolic BP in offspring. Further large studies are required to confirm an effect of GWG on a range of offspring cardiovascular risk factors.
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