The association of birth order with later body mass index and blood pressure: A comparison between prospective cohort studies from the United Kingdom and Brazil

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 973-979

  Howe, L D ^a   Hallal, P C ^b   Matijasevich, A ^b   Wells, J C ^c   Santos, I S ^b   Barros, A J D ^b   Lawlor, D A ^a   Victora, C G ^b   Smith, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; birth order; blood pressure; body mass index; cardiovascular; Pelotas; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGE; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84904054703     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.189     Document Type: Article

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