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Offspring's blood pressure and metabolic phenotype after exposure to gestational hypertension in utero.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 2013
Miettola Satu, Hartikainen Anna-Liisa, Vääräsmäki Marja, Bloigu Aini, Ruokonen Aimo, Järvelin Marjo-Riitta, Pouta Anneli
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of de novo hypertension in pregnancy, i.e. gestational (non-proteinuric) hypertension (GH) and preeclampsia (PE), on the long-term metabolic outcome of the offspring. Data was obtained from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC 1986), including 9,362 pregnancies and subsequent births between 1985 and 1986. Pregnancies were categorised into three groups:...
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