Low birthweight and Type 2 diabetes: a study on 11 162 Swedish twins |
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Authors: | Iliadou A Cnattingius S Lichtenstein P |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Anastasia.iliadou@meb.ki.se |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between low birthweight and diabetes in a population-based Swedish twin sample. Method A cohort of 11 162 same-sexed Swedish twins born between 1906 and 1958 was used in order to investigate the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes between and within twin pairs by utilizing random effects linear models. RESULTS: Between pairs there was a significant increase in risk of developing Type 2 diabetes for a 1-kg increase in their mean birthweight (odds ratio OR] = 2.13; P < 0.01), adjusted for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and smoking status. The corresponding risk within pair was 2.03 (P = 0.07) for monozygotic twins and 1.15 (P = 0.71) for dizygotic twins. The test of the heterogeneity of the within and between effects showed no significant difference between the estimates. CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that reduced fetal growth increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes due to an in utero programming effect possibly caused by intrauterine malnutrition. However, it does not exclude the possibility of a common genetic mechanism. |
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