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. 2001 Apr 21;322(7292):949–953. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7292.949

Table 2.

Hazard ratios for coronary heart disease according to body size at birth

Hazard ratios
(95% CI)
No of cases/No of men
Birth weight (g):
 ⩽2500 3.63 (2.02 to 6.51) 24/160
 -3000 1.83 (1.09 to 3.07) 45/599
 -3500 1.99 (1.26 to 3.15) 144/1775
 -4000 2.08 (1.31 to 3.31) 123/1558
 >4000 1.00 21/538
 P for trend 0.006
Ponderal index (kg/m3):
 ⩽25 1.66 (1.11 to 2.48) 104/1093
 -27 1.44 (0.97 to 2.13) 135/1643
 -29 1.18 (0.78 to 1.78) 84/1260
 >29 1.00 31/578
 P for trend 0.0006
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