Early growth and abdominal fatness in adult life.

• DOI: 10.1136/jech.46.3.184
• Publication Date: 2008-11-12T20:10:54Z
• Authors: C M Law; D J Barker; C Osmond; C H Fall; S J Simmonds
• Keywords: Adult; Male; 2. Zero hunger; Fetal Growth Retardation; Hip; Infant, Newborn; Body Mass Index; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; England; Pregnancy; Abdomen; Birth Weight; Humans; Female; Obesity; Growth Disorders

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to determine whether abdominal fatness in adult men is associated with retarded growth fetal life and infancy. DESIGN--This a follow up study of (1) born during 1920-30 whose birthweights weights at one year were recorded the time by health visitors; (2) 1935-43 size birth measured detail. The main outcome measure ratio waist circumference hip girth. SETTING--Hertfordshire Preston, England. SUBJECTS--Subjects 845 east Hertfordshire who still live there; 239 Preston or close city. MAIN RESULTS--After allowing for body mass index, mean fell increasing birthweight rose as placental weight increased. These trends independent duration gestation therefore reflected growth. Waist also year. All these height, alcohol consumption, smoking, social class, age. CONCLUSIONS--The tendency store fat abdominally, which known increase risk cardiovascular disease diabetes independently obesity, may be persisting response adverse conditions failure