Increased Incidence but Lack of Association Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults Born Preterm

Preterm birth incurs an increased risk of early cardiovascular events and death. In the general population, cardiovascular risk factors cluster in the context of inflammation and oxidative stress. Whether this also occurs in young adults born preterm is unknown. We analyzed 101 healthy young adults...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Tex. 1979), 2020-03, Vol.75 (3), p.796-805
Hauptverfasser: Flahault, Adrien, Paquette, Katryn, Fernandes, Rafael Oliveira, Delfrate, Jacques, Cloutier, Anik, Henderson, Mélanie, Lavoie, Jean-Claude, Mâsse, Benoît, Nuyt, Anne Monique, Luu, Thuy Mai, Alos, Nathalie, Bertagnolli, Mariane, Bigras, Jean-Luc, Curnier, Daniel, Dartora, Daniela Ravizzoni, Ducruet, Thierry, El-Jalbout, Ramy, Girard-Bock, Camille, Gyger, Geneviève, Hamel, Patrick, Lapeyraque, Anne-Laure, Mian, Muhammad Oneeb Rehman, Orlando, Valérie, Xie, Li Feng
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Zusammenfassung:Preterm birth incurs an increased risk of early cardiovascular events and death. In the general population, cardiovascular risk factors cluster in the context of inflammation and oxidative stress. Whether this also occurs in young adults born preterm is unknown. We analyzed 101 healthy young adults (ages 18–29) born preterm (≤29 weeks of gestation) and 105 full-term controls, predominantly (90%) white. They underwent a comprehensive clinical and biological evaluation, including measurement of blood pressure, lung function (spirometry), glucose metabolism (fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and oral glucose tolerance test), as well as biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress. Individuals born preterm were at higher risk than those born full-term of stage ≥1 hypertension (adjusted odds ratio, 2.91 [95% CI, 1.51–5.75]), glucose intolerance (adjusted odds ratio, 2.22 [95% CI, 1.13–4.48]), and airflow limitation (adjusted odds ratio, 3.47 [95% CI, 1.76–7.12]). Hypertension was strongly associated with adiposity and with glucose intolerance in participants born full-term but not in those born preterm. We did not find any group difference in levels of biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress. In individuals born preterm, inflammation, and oxidative stress were not related to hypertension or glucose intolerance but were associated with adiposity. In those born preterm, cardiovascular risk factors were not related to each other suggesting different pathophysiological pathways leading to the development of cardiovascular risk following preterm birth. Clinicians should consider screening for these abnormalities irrespectively of other risk factors in this at-risk population. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATIONURLhttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifierNCT03261609.
ISSN:0194-911X
1524-4563
DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.14335