Obstructive pulmonary disease in old age among individuals born preterm

There are only few studies of the association between preterm birth and risk of chronic lung disease in old age. The aim of this study was to assess the association between poor fetal growth, preterm birth, sex and risk of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in adulthood. We have...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2013-01, Vol.28 (1), p.79-85
Main Authors: Broström, Eva Berggren, Akre, Olof, Katz-Salamon, Miriam, Jaraj, David, Kaijser, Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight
Cardiology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Disease risk
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Epidemiology
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation - epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
General aspects
Gestational Age
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health risks
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Diseases
Low birth weight
Lung diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Miscellaneous
Older people
Oncology
Pneumology
Population Surveillance
Predisposing factors
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Premature Birth
Proportional Hazards Models
Public Health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Registries
RESPIRATORY EPIDEMIOLOGY
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Sweden - epidemiology
Tobacco smoking
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Summary:There are only few studies of the association between preterm birth and risk of chronic lung disease in old age. The aim of this study was to assess the association between poor fetal growth, preterm birth, sex and risk of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in adulthood. We have followed up a cohort of all infants born preterm (
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/s10654-013-9761-7