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Parents' high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol linked to these health problems occurring together in their children
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Abstract
Individuals with a maternal history of hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia may have a 1.69 times higher risk of developing clusters of these disorders.
- A total of 5010 Japanese men and women, aged 33-66 years, were assessed for associations between parental histories and disease clustering.
- Having one, two, or three or more parental histories of the three diseases was linked to increased risk factor clusters.
- Specifically, individuals with one, two, and three or more maternal histories had odds ratios of 1.33, 1.65, and 1.69 for risk factor clusters.
- No association was found between the number of paternal histories and risk factor clusters.
- Maternal history appears to be a significant factor in determining the risk of metabolic disorders.
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