Birth weight and coronary artery disease. The effect of gender and diabetes

Banci, Maria; Saccucci, Patrizia; Dofcaci, Alessandro; Sansoni, Ilaria; Magrini, Andrea; Bottini, E; Gloria‐Bottini, F.

doi:10.7150/ijbs.5.244

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“…Since then, there have been many epidemiological studies in many populations worldwide that have confirmed these observations [ 3 , 11 , 15 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ]. Of particular interest are the findings of the Nurses’ Health Study in which the health of 121,700 women in the USA was retrospectively followed up from 1976 and interestingly, the strong associations between low birth weight and coronary heart disease remained after adjustments were made for adult smoking, physical activity, dietary habits and socio-economic status [ 3 ].…”

Section: Low Birth Weight Is Linked To Long-term Cardiovascular DImentioning

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Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease Following Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Findings Utilising A Rat Model of Maternal Protein Restriction

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Over recent years, studies have demonstrated links between risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood and adverse events that occurred very early in life during fetal development. The concept that there are embryonic and fetal adaptive responses to a sub-optimal intrauterine environment often brought about by poor maternal diet that result in permanent adverse consequences to life-long health is consistent with the definition of “programming”. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the current knowledge of the effects of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) on long-term cardiac structure and function, with particular emphasis on the effects of maternal protein restriction. Much of our recent knowledge has been derived from animal models. We review the current literature of one of the most commonly used models of IUGR (maternal protein restriction in rats), in relation to birth weight and postnatal growth, blood pressure and cardiac structure and function. In doing so, we highlight the complexity of developmental programming, with regards to timing, degree of severity of the insult, genotype and the subsequent postnatal phenotype.

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Section: Low Birth Weight Is Linked To Long-term Cardiovascular DImentioning

confidence: 93%

Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease Following Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Findings Utilising A Rat Model of Maternal Protein Restriction

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“…(Gilbert and Nijland 2008). Banci et al (2009) compared birth weight among subjects with coronary artery diseases and a control group. Their results showed a stronger correlation between low birth weight and coronary artery diseases in women.…”

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Association between Low Birth Weight and High Adult Waist-to-Height Ratio in Non-Obese Women: A Cross-sectional Study in a Japanese Population

Harada

Torii

Saruwatari

et al. 2012

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Low birth weight has been associated with cardiovascular diseases. The waist-to-height ratio is a good indicator of risks for these diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between birth weight and adult waist-to-height ratio in a Japanese population. A cross-sectional study, comprised of 851 subjects (401 men and 450 women) aged 35-62 years who were born at full term, was conducted at a medical checkup. The subjects responded to a questionnaire about weight at birth, and data on physical characteristics were collected from the results of the medical checkup. The subjects were stratified with sex and a Body Mass Index of 25 kg/m 2 to elucidate the effects of birth weight on adult waist-to-height ratio. Analysis of covariance was used to compare the physical condition among the 4 birth weight categories. After adjusting for age, alcohol consumption, smoking status and exercise, the height was significantly lower in the birth weight < 2,500 g category among men (P < 0.001) and women (P < 0.001), while the waist-to-height ratio was significantly higher in the birth weight < 2,500 g category, compared with the > 3,500 g category in the non-obese women (P = 0.004), but not in the obese women. In conclusion, low birth weight was independently associated with a low adult height among men and women and with a high adult waist-to-height ratio among non-obese women. Our results suggest that intrauterine environmental insults might lead to accumulation of visceral fat among non-obese women.

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“…Although some epidemiological studies have reported an inverse association between BW and risk of CHD, 18,23,26 others have reported no significant association or a positive association between BW and risk of CHD. 21,22 Moreover, in the reports of Danish birth cohort by Osler et al, 27 a U-shaped relationship was observed between BW and risk of CHD. Therefore, we carried out a meta-analysis to further identify the association between BW and subsequent risk of CHD.…”

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“…8,17 To date, many studies have suggested that there is a significant relationship between birthweight (BW) and the risk for CHD. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Nevertheless, this relationship is inconsistent. Although some epidemiological studies have reported an inverse association between BW and risk of CHD, 18,23,26 others have reported no significant association or a positive association between BW and risk of CHD.…”

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Birth weight and risk of coronary heart disease in adults: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Wang

Shu

Sheng

et al. 2014

J Dev Orig Health Dis

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Some studies have found a significant relationship between birth weight (BW) and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in adulthood, but results were inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to characterize the association between BW and the risk of CHD in adults. Among 144 papers detected by our search, 27 papers provided data on the relationship between BW and CHD, of which 23 papers considered BW as a continuous variable, and 14 articles considered BW as a categorical variable for this meta-analysis. Based on 23 papers, the mean weighted estimate for the association between BW and the combined outcome of non-fatal and fatal CHD was 0.83 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.80-0.86] per kilogram of BW (P<0.0001). Low birth weight (LBW<2500 g) was associated with increased risk of CHD [odds ratio (OR), 1.19; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.11-1.27] compared with subjects with BW⩾2500 g. LBW, as compared with normal BW (2500-4000 g), was associated with increased risk of CHD (OR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.08-1.25). High birth weight (HBW⩾4000 g) was associated with decreased risk of CHD (OR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.81-0.98) compared with subjects with BW<4000 g. In addition, there was an indication (not quite significant) that HBW was associated with a lower risk of CHD (OR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.79-1.01), as compared with normal BW. No significant evidence of publication bias was present. These results suggest that LBW is significantly associated with increased risk of CHD and a 1 kg higher BW is associated with a 10-20% lower risk of CHD.

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Birth weight and coronary artery disease. The effect of gender and diabetes

Cited by 21 publications

References 22 publications

Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease Following Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Findings Utilising A Rat Model of Maternal Protein Restriction

Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease Following Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Findings Utilising A Rat Model of Maternal Protein Restriction

Association between Low Birth Weight and High Adult Waist-to-Height Ratio in Non-Obese Women: A Cross-sectional Study in a Japanese Population

Birth weight and risk of coronary heart disease in adults: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

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