Is low birth weight associated with hypertension in adult life?

The factors which may cause hypertension may include : age,the salt intake, weight, heredity, environmental and occupational.Besides,there has been a hypothesis- fetal origin hypothesis, suggests that birth weight is related to several adult diseases.A research from Scientific Research Publishing has prove the hypothesis:

Our results support the hypothesis that low birth weight is associated with hypertension in adult life, also after considering several confounding factors and weight history later in life. Furthermore, the previous weight history might have an influence on the association between birth weight and the risk for adult hypertension.

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(source:scirp/ Health)