Associations of maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D in pregnancy with offspring cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Dylan M Williams, Abigail Fraser, William D Fraser, Elina Hyppönen, George Davey Smith, John Deanfield, Aroon Hingorani, Naveed Sattar, Debbie A Lawlor

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Abstract

Lower maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy may be associated with increased offspring cardiovascular risk in later life, but evidence for this is scant. We examined associations of maternal total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in pregnancy with offspring cardiovascular risk factors assessed in childhood and adolescence.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1849-1856
JournalHeart
Volume99
Issue number24
Early online date14 Oct 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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