Perspectives
obesity, BP-related increased arterial stiffness, metabolic abnormalities, prematurity
OBESITY, ADIPOSITY, INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION
Children born from PE develop elevated SBP and PP already during prepubertal age. Early timing of PE onset, more severe gestational maternal SBPs and more severe child intrauterine growth restriction and prematurity are all related with increasing SBP in the child. PP is strongly associated also with child adiposity, but overweight, obesity or metabolic abnormalities are not found in prepubertal PE children. Late-onset PE children show body size and BP-related increased arterial stiffness. Shared maternal and child genetic and lifestyle factors likely explain elevated child BP that potentially could be modified with early screening and lifestyle counseling.