Table 1.

Coronary heart disease in men born to tall mothers (>160 cm) according to her body mass index (BMI)

	Mother’s BMI ≤ 26 kg/m2	Mother’s BMI > 26 kg/m2
Placental weight (g)
	HR (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)
≤550	0.8 (0.4 to 1.3)	2.2 (1.3 to 4.0)
−650	0.9 (o.6 to 1.5)	1.9 (1.2 to 3.2)
−750	0.8 (0.5 to 1.4)	1.0 (baseline)
p for trend	0.5	0.002
Placental Area (cm2)
≤225	1.0 (0.6 to 1.7)	2.2 (1.4 to 3.7)
−255	1.0 (0.6 to 1.6)	1.3 (0.8 to 2.2)
−295	1.1 (0.7 to 1.9)	1.7 (1.0 to 2.7)
>295	1.0 (baseline)	1.0 (baseline)
p for trend	0.5	<0.001

Table 1 shows that risks for acquiring coronary heart disease in men depends on maternal stature and body mass index. Among men born in Helsinki to taller mothers with a high body mass index, low placental weight and surface area were associated with coronary heart disease.⁷⁹