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Study Description

Women who attended offspring exam 5 and 6 filled out a questionnaire that included the birth weight of their children along with a few other key aspects related to that birth. The purpose was to relate birth weight to the development of insulin resistance and other risk factors in the mother who filled out the questionnaire.

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Study History

Questionnaire data were obtained from women of Offspring exam during 1991-1998.

The Generation 1 (or Original) cohort Exam 1 took place between 1948 and 1953. Biennial exams have continued to the present. Exam 29 took place between 2006 and 2007. Exam 30 began in 2008.

The Generation 2 (or Offspring) cohort Exam 1 took place between 1971 and 1975. This cohort on average has been examined every three to four years. However, there was an eight year gap between Exam 1 and Exam 2 and a seven year gap between Exam 7 and Exam 8. Exam 8 took place between 2005 and 2008.

The Generation 3 cohort Exam 1 took place between 2002 and 2005. Exam 2 began in 2008.

The New Offspring Spouse cohort Exam 1 took place between 2003 and 2005. Exam 2 began in 2008.

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    • The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.