Table I.

Sex differences in birth weight and blood pressure: findings from experimental studies

Model	Age	Blood pressure	Method	Reference
Mechanical Reduction in Uterine Perfusion	16 weeks 16 weeks 12 months	Male: Increased Female: Normotensive Female: Increased	Telemetry Telemetry Telemetry	41 51 9
Bilateral Uterine Ligation	12 weeks 22 weeks 18 months	Male: Increased Male: Increased Female: Normotensive	Telemetry Tail Cuff Tail Cuff	64 67 68
Prenatal Hypoxia	12 months 12 months	Male: Increased Female: Normotensive	Tail Cuff Tail Cuff	76 76
Modest Protein Restriction (9% versus 18%)	21 weeks 21 weeks 12 months	Male: Increased Female: Normotensive Female: Increased	Catheter Catheter Telemetry	6 7 79
Severe Protein Restriction (5–6% versus 18%)	4 weeks 4 weeks 10 weeks 10 months	Male: Increased Female: Increased Male: Increased Female: Increased	Tail Cuff Tail Cuff Tail Cuff Tail Cuff	80 80 80 80
Prenatal Dexamethasone	6 months 6 months	Male: Increased Female: Normotensive	Tail Cuff Tail Cuff	8 8
Prenatal Nicotine	22 months 22 months	Male: Increased Female: Normotensive	Catheter Catheter	107 107