Primal Health Databank: Study

Entry No:0282
Title:Association between birth weight and adult blood pressure in twins: historical cohort study.
Author(s):Poulter NR, Chang CL, et al.
Reference:BMJ 1999; 319: 1330-3.
Place of Study:London (UK)
Abstract:492 pairs of female twins had their blood pressure measured at age 54 years. Within pairs of twins there was an inverse correlation between birth weight and blood pressure in adulthood. The findings were similar when comparing the monozygotic and dizygotic pairs of twins.
Keyword(s):birth weight, Blood pressure, twins
Discussion:This study was published in the same issue of BMJ as entry no 0281.
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