Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0302 |
| Title: | Blood pressure, arterial compliance and left ventricular mass: no relation to small size at birth |
| Author(s): | Kumaran K, Fall Ch, Martyn CN |
| Reference: | Heart 2000; 83 (3); 272-7 |
| Place of Study: | South India |
| Abstract: | 435 men and women born in the same hospital (Mysore) between 1934 and 1953 were included in the study. Small size at birth was not associated with increased blood pressure or left ventricular mass, or with reduced arterial compliance. Systolic blood pressure and left ventricular mass were higher in subjects who were greater in length at birth. According to the authors the association of raised blood pressure and left ventricular mass with longer birth length suggests that the way in which intrauterine environment influences the risk of coronary heart disease differs between Indian and Western population |
| Keyword(s): | arterial compliance, birth weight, Blood pressure, coronary heart disease |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
| See Also: | 0301 |
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