Journal of the American Heart Association
Socioeconomic Position in Early Life and Childhood Cardiovascular Health Measures: An International Cross‐Cohort Study
Background Cardiovascular disease is socioeconomically patterned, and risk accrues from early life. Evidence in younger populations is scarce. We investigated the extent to which early life socioeconomic position is associated with cardiovascular health in children and adolescents, and the extent of mediation by body mass index. Methods We analyzed 5 longitudinal birth cohorts: BIS (the Barwon Infant Study; Australia; mean age 4.1 years; n=708); BiB (Born in Bradford; United Kingdom; mean age 9.3 years; n=4576); LS …