Maternal obesity during pregnancy and premature mortality from cardiovascular event in adult offspring: follow-up of 1 323 275 person years.

Authors :: Reynolds, Rebecca M.
Allan, Keith M.
Raja, Edwin A.
Battacharya, Sohinee
McNeill, Geraldine
Hannaford, Philip C.
Sarwar, Nadeem
Lee, Amanda J.
Bhattacharya, Siladitya
Norman, Jane E.
Source :: BMJ: British Medical Journal; 8/17/2013, Vol. 347 Issue 7921, p10-10, 1p, 1 Graph
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article provides an answer to a question of association of maternal obesity with an increased risk of premature death and cardiovascular disease in adult offspring.

Subjects :: HEART disease related mortality
ADULT children
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
CONFIDENCE intervals
LONGITUDINAL method
OBESITY
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PREGNANCY

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