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Systematic review and meta-analysis of preterm birth and later systolic blood pressure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22158643     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lower birth weight because of fetal growth restriction is associated with higher blood pressure later in life, but the extent to which preterm birth (<37 completed weeks' gestation) or very low birth weight (<1500 g) predicts higher blood pressure is less clear. We performed a systematic review of 27 observational studies that compared the resting or ambulatory systolic blood pressure or diagnosis of hypertension among children, adolescents, and adults born preterm or very low birth weight with those born at term. We performed a meta-analysis with the subset of 10 studies that reported the resting systolic blood pressure difference in millimeters of mercury with 95% CIs or SEs. We assessed methodologic quality with a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The 10 studies were composed of 1342 preterm or very low birth weight and 1738 term participants from 8 countries. The mean gestational age at birth of the preterm participants was 30.2 weeks (range: 28.8-34.1 weeks), birth weight was 1280 g (range: 1098-1958 g), and age at systolic blood pressure measurement was 17.8 years (range: 6.3-22.4 years). Former preterm or very low birth weight infants had higher systolic blood pressure than term infants (pooled estimate: 2.5 mm Hg [95% CI: 1.7-3.3 mm Hg]). For the 5 highest quality studies, the systolic blood pressure difference was slightly greater, at 3.8 mm Hg (95% CI: 2.6-5.0 mm Hg). We conclude that infants who are born preterm or very low birth weight have modestly higher systolic blood pressure later in life and may be at increased risk for developing hypertension and its sequelae.
Authors:
Femke de Jong; Michael C Monuteaux; Ruurd M van Elburg; Matthew W Gillman; Mandy B Belfort
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review     Date:  2011-12-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Hypertension     Volume:  59     ISSN:  1524-4563     ISO Abbreviation:  Hypertension     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-25     Completed Date:  2012-04-20     Revised Date:  2013-05-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7906255     Medline TA:  Hypertension     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  226-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Child
Female
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology*,  physiopathology
Infant, Low Birth Weight / physiology
Infant, Newborn
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
Premature Birth / physiopathology*
Risk Factors
Systole / physiology
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K23 DK083817/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; K23 DK083817-01A1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; K23 DK83817/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; K24 HL068041/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
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Hypertension. 2012 Feb;59(2):189-90   [PMID:  22158644 ]

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