Parental Smoking in Pregnancy and the Risks of Adult-Onset Hypertension.

Authors :: de Jonge, Layla L.
Harris, Holly R.
Rich-Edwards, Janet W.
Willett, Walter C.
Forman, Michele R.
Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.
Michels, Karin B.
Source :: Hypertension (0194911X); Feb2013, Vol. 61 Issue 2, p494-500, 7p
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article looks at the connection of parental smoking during pregnancy and its impact on adult-onset high blood pressure. A study was performed on information extracted from the 33,086 respondents of the Nurses' Health Study II and the Nurses' Mothers' Cohort, where connections of parental smoking to high blood pressure was evaluated. Results showed that body weight was the factor in proving parental smoking during pregnancy as the cause of hypertension.