Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in 18- to 20-Year-Old African Americans

• Published in: Ethnicity & disease Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 419 - 426
• Main Authors: Messiah, Sarah E., Ludwig, David A., Vidot, Denise C., Accornero, Veronica H., Lipshultz, Steven E., Miller, Tracie L., Xue, Lihua, Bandstra, Emmalee S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Ethnicity & Disease, Inc 05.11.2015; International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
• Subjects: Adolescent; African Americans; Blood Pressure; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Case-Control Studies; Cocaine-Related Disorders - ethnology; Cohort Studies; Fasting; Female; Florida; Humans; Lipids - blood; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology; Original Report: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - ethnology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Young Adult; Birth Weight; Cardiometabolic Risk Factors; Prenatal Cocaine Exposure; Adolescents; Metabolic Syndrom; African American

The long-term effects of prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) on physical health are largely unknown. No human studies support or refute a relationship between PCE and the long-term risk for cardiovascular and/or metabolic disease. We investigated the association of PCE on primary cardiometabolic disease...