Abstract

To determine the association of birth weight (BW) and waist circumference (WC) on cardiovascular disease (CVD). The longitudinal cohort study consisted of 745 participants who were able to provide their birth weight information and were followed from 2002 to 2014. During the follow-up, 83 events of CVD were confirmed. After adjusting for confounding factors, subjects with birth weight <2500 g were at a significantly increased CVD risk when compared to subjects with birth weight between 2500–3999 g (OR 2·47, 95%CI, 1·07–5·71). When high waist circumference (HWC), a measurement of adult obesity, was incorporated into stratifying factors according to presence or absence of low birth weight (LBW, birth weight <2500 g), adjusted CVD risk was significantly elevated in -LBW/+ HWC group (OR 1·94, 95%CI, 1·10–3·43) and marginally significantly increased in +LBW/-HWC group (OR 2·94, 95%CI, 1·00–8·64). CVD risk was highest in subjects with LBW and HWC (+LBW/+HWC), OR 4·74 (95%CI, 1·48–15·21). Higher waist circumference in adulthood is an especially strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease among those small at birth. In this cohort, birth size and adiposity in adulthood interact to predict events of cardiovascular disease.

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Title
Contribution of birth weight and adult waist circumference to cardiovascular disease risk in a longitudinal study
Author
Tian, Jingyan 1 ; Qiu, Miaoyan 2 ; Li, Yanyun 3 ; Xuan’e Zhang 4 ; Wang, Haiyan 5 ; Sun, Siming 6 ; Sharp, Nora Sebeca 6 ; Tong, Wenxin 1 ; Zeng, Hailuan 2 ; Zheng, Sheng 2 ; Song, Xiaomin 4 ; Wang, Weiqing 2 ; Ning, Guang 2 

 National Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Diabetes Complications and Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA 
 National Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China 
 Division of Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China 
 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China 
 Ping Liang Community Health Service Center, Yang Pu district, Shanghai, China 
 Department of Diabetes Complications and Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA 
Pages
1-6
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Aug 2017
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1957861658
Copyright
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