Size at birth and blood pressure at 3 years of age: the Avon longitudinal study of pregnancy and childhood (ALSPAC)

Article Abstract:

Lower weight at birth may be linked to higher blood pressure in small children. Researchers measured systolic and diastolic pressure in 1,860 three-year-olds in Avon, England. Both unit components of blood pressure rose for each 1-kg weight decrease at birth. Birth length, head circumference, or ponderal index did not remain significant factors within the weight-blood pressure relation. Neither nutritional deficiencies in utero nor rapid postnatal growth seem to contribute to the weight-blood pressure model.

United Kingdom, Measurement, Family, Blood pressure, Birth weight, Blood pressure measurement, Longitudinal studies

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Validation of patient recall of doctor-diagnosed heart attack and stroke: a postal questionnaire and record review comparison

Article Abstract:

Accuracy of patient recall of doctor-diagnosed heart attack and stroke on a postal questionnaire in the United Kingdom has been assessed because such data are widely used in epidemiologic studies. Patients had a tendency to overrecall major cardiovascular events. Data on patient recall of doctor-diagnosed heart attack and stroke offers a useful method for estimating prevalence rates and resource needs, but the tendency to overestimate must be taken into account.

Psychological aspects, Cardiovascular diseases, Epidemiological research, Cross sectional studies

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Comparison of self-reported fecal occult blood testing with automated laboratory records among older women in a health maintenance organization

Article Abstract:

Self-reported fecal occult blood (FOB) testing in older women is discussed relative to comparison with automated laboratory records in a health maintenance organization (HMO). Frequently the only source of data for researchers and clinicians is self-reported history of screening. FOB testing was validated in a study of a sample of 1.021 older women. It appears from the study that use of self-reported screening by FOB should be used only cautiously.

United States, Statistical Data Included, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Testing, Women, Statistics, Colorectal cancer, Women's health, Medical screening, Health screening, Occult blood, Fecal occult blood test

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