| Risk of hypertension among young adults who were born preterm: a Swedish national study of 636,000 births. | |
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PMID: 21320866 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Previous studies have reported an association between preterm birth and elevated blood pressure in adolescence and young adulthood. These studies were based on single-day blood pressure measurements and had limited ability to estimate risk of hypertension measured over a longer period and across the full range of gestational ages. The authors conducted a national cohort study of all infants born in Sweden from 1973 through 1979 (n = 636,552), including 28,220 born preterm (<37 weeks), followed to ages 25.5-37.0 years to determine whether individuals born preterm were more likely to be prescribed antihypertensive medications in 2005-2009 than those born full term. Antihypertensive medication data were obtained from all outpatient and inpatient pharmacies throughout Sweden. Young adults who were born preterm had an increased relative rate of antihypertensive medication prescription that increased monotonically by earlier gestational age and that was independent of fetal growth. The adjusted odds ratio for ≥1 antihypertensive medications/year ranged from 1.25 (95% confidence interval: 1.12, 1.39) for those born near term (35-36 weeks) to 2.51 (95% confidence interval: 1.11, 5.68) for those born extremely preterm (23-27 weeks) relative to those born full term. These findings suggest that preterm birth is strongly associated with hypertension in young adulthood, including an increased risk among those born near term. |
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Authors:
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Casey Crump; Marilyn A Winkleby; Kristina Sundquist; Jan Sundquist |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-02-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of epidemiology Volume: 173 ISSN: 1476-6256 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Epidemiol. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-05 Completed Date: 2011-06-28 Revised Date: 2012-09-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7910653 Medline TA: Am J Epidemiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 797-803 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Stanford Family Medicine, 211 Quarry Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304-5765, USA. kccrump@stanford.edu |
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Adult Antihypertensive Agents / administration & dosage* Confidence Intervals Female Humans Hypertension / drug therapy*, epidemiology* Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Physician's Practice Patterns / statistics & numerical data* Population Surveillance Premature Birth* Risk Factors Sweden / epidemiology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1R01HD052848-01/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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