Table 1.

Eligibility criteria

Maternal nutrition measurement	Offspring NCD outcome
General population of mothers who:	The measurement of one of the following in offspring 18 years or older:
Had a nutrition indicator (including weight, weight gain, dietary intake, nutrition status) measured prior to/during pregnancy and lactation.	Cardiovascular Disease: Diagnosed coronary heart disease (heart attack), cerebrovascular disease (stroke), peripheral vascular disease, heart failure, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy.
Did not have any pre-existing chronic conditions (eg, HIV, diabetes, cardiovascular disease)	Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Did not suffer preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or other adverse conditions during pregnancy.	Cancer: Diagnosis with any form of cancer
	Chronic respiratory diseases: Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary hypertension.
	Mortality outcome measures which are directly related to the above NCD’s such as heart attacks and stroke.

NCD – non-communicable disease, COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease