ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2017
Low Birth Weight and Risk of Later-Life Physical Disability in Women.
Article in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Preterm birth, birthweight, and subsequent risk for depression.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2023Article
- Association of maternal birth weight and maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for adverse reproductive outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative.Early human development · 2023Article
- Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women's health initiative.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2023Article
- Birthweight and subsequent risk for thyroid and autoimmune conditions in postmenopausal women.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2022Article
- Developmental origins of health and disease: a new approach for the identification of adults who suffered undernutrition in early life.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is strong evidence that low and high birth weight due to in-utero programming results in elevated risk for adult diseases, though less research has been performed examining the influence of birth weight and physical disability later in life.
methodsBaseline data from 76,055 postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative, a large multi-ethnic cohort, were used to examine the association between self-reported birth weight category (<6 lbs, 6-7 lbs 15 oz, 8-9 lbs 15 oz, and ≥10 lbs) and the self-reported physical functioning score on the RAND 36-item Health Survey. Linear regression models were adjusted for age, education, race/ethnicity, body mass index, and a comorbidity score.
resultsUnadjusted models indicate that women born in the lowest and highest birth weight categories have significantly lower physical functioning scores as compared to women born in the normal weight category (β = -2.22, p < .0001 and β = -3.56, p < .0001, respectively). After adjustments, the relationship between the lowest birth weight category and physical functioning score remained significant (β = -1.52, p < .0001); however, the association with the highest birth weight category dissipated.
conclusionsPreconception and prenatal interventions aimed at reducing the incidence of low birth weight infants may subsequently reduce the burden of later-life physical disability.
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