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The objective of these analyses were to examine if episodes of diarrhoea in childhood are related to adult coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality. Data were pooled from two prospective UK cohort studies (participants born 1923--1939). Reported diarrhoea in infancy (3.1%) and between 1 and 5 years (1.1%) was rare. No relationship between diarrhoea in infancy and CHD mortality or mortality from all-causes and cardiovascular disease was observed. Although diarrhoea between 1 and 5 years was also not related to CHD risk, slightly lower rates of total and cardiovascular disease mortality were apparent in this group relative to the diarrhoea-free. In the largest study to date to examine the relation, there was no evidence that diarrhoea in early life had an influence on later CHD mortality.

Original publication

DOI

10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282ffaffa

Type

Journal article

Journal

Eur j cardiovasc prev rehabil

Publication Date

08/2008

Volume

15

Pages

494 - 496

Keywords

Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cause of Death, Child, Preschool, Coronary Disease, Diarrhea, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, United Kingdom