Adult mortality at age 57 after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine

Rebecca C Painter; Tessa J Roseboom; Patrick M M Bossuyt; Clive Osmond; David J P Barker; O P Bleker

doi:10.1007/s10654-005-7921-0

Adult mortality at age 57 after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine

Eur J Epidemiol. 2005;20(8):673-6. doi: 10.1007/s10654-005-7921-0.

Authors

Rebecca C Painter¹, Tessa J Roseboom, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Clive Osmond, David J P Barker, O P Bleker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, Amsterdam, AZ, The Netherlands. r.c.painter@amc.uva.nl

PMID: 16151880
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-7921-0

Abstract

Prenatal famine exposure has previously been shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes in adulthood. In the current study, we could not demonstrate an effect of prenatal exposure to famine in 2254 term singletons born during the 1944-1945 Dutch famine on adult mortality up to the age of 57 years. Follow-up of this cohort will resolve whether famine exposure is linked to increased adult mortality.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Cohort Studies
Female
Fetal Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Mortality / trends*
Netherlands / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Starvation / mortality*