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SUBMITTER: Kajantie E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2992201 | biostudies-other | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Diabetes care 20100907 12
<h4>Objective</h4>The association between low birth weight and type 2 diabetes is well established. We studied whether preterm birth carries a similar risk.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>The Helsinki Birth Cohort includes 13,345 men and women born between 1934 and 1944. Of them, 12,813 had adequate data on length of gestation, which we linked with data on special reimbursement for diabetes medication.<h4>Results</h4>Of the subjects, 5.1% had received special reimbursement after age 40. In s ...[more]