Maternal smoking in pregnancy, adult adiposity and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease
C Power, K Atherton, C Thomas - Atherosclerosis, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To establish whether maternal smoking in pregnancy is associated with risk
factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in mid-adulthood and whether associations are
explained by postnatal influences. METHODS: Participants were 8815 men and women in
the 1958 British birth cohort, with data on CVD risk factors measured at 45y. Maternal
smoking was recorded at birth. RESULTS: Offspring of smokers had a higher adult BMI,
waist circumference, blood pressure, HbA1c and triglycerides on average than offspring of …
factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in mid-adulthood and whether associations are
explained by postnatal influences. METHODS: Participants were 8815 men and women in
the 1958 British birth cohort, with data on CVD risk factors measured at 45y. Maternal
smoking was recorded at birth. RESULTS: Offspring of smokers had a higher adult BMI,
waist circumference, blood pressure, HbA1c and triglycerides on average than offspring of …
