Maternal Diabetes During Pregnancy and Early Onset of Cardiovascular Disease in Offspring: Population Based Cohort Study With 40 Years of Follow Up
Yongfu Yu, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Zeyan Liew, Sven Cnattingius, Jørn Olsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Guoyou Qin, Jiong Li
Abstract
(Abstracted from BMJ 2019;367:l6398) The primary cause of worldwide mortality and morbidity is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recently, increases in CVD have disproportionately affected children and young adults, who have experienced the most drastic upticks in disease incidence.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineOffspringDiseaseIncidence (geometry)Diabetes mellitusPediatricsPregnancyCohortCohort studyPopulationObstetricsInternal medicineEnvironmental healthEndocrinologyPhysicsOpticsGeneticsBiologyGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementCardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy