Cohort profile: The Southampton Women's Survey
Inskip, H.M., Godfrey, K.M., Robinson, S.M., Law, C.M., Barker, D.J. and Cooper, C. (2006) Cohort profile: The Southampton Women's Survey. International Journal of Epidemiology, 35, (5), 42-48. (doi:10.1093/ije/dyi202).
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Description/Abstract
Inverse associations between birthweight and later risk of major chronic diseases, notably cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis, have been found in various studies.1 Birthweight is determined by length of gestation and the combination of the early trajectory of fetal growth and the capacity of the fetal supply line to maintain this trajectory in late gestation. Studies in early pregnancy, assisted reproductive technology, and animal experiments indicate that both genetic and environmental factors are important in establishing the fetal growth trajectory and the fetal supply line; environmental factors include transgenerational influences and the mother's body composition, endocrine profile, diet, and physical activity around the time of conception.2 As these influences may change during early pregnancy, there is a need to characterize women before conception.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0300-5771 (print) |
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| Keywords: | nosp, women, cohort, sws |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
| Item ID: | 61240 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 12:14 |
| Contributors: | Inskip, H.M. (Author) Godfrey, K.M. (Author) Robinson, S.M. (Author) Law, C.M. (Author) Barker, D.J. (Author) Cooper, C. (Author) |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/61240 |
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