Not surprisingly, the researchers found a clear relationship between the adolescents' body mass index and their likelihood of having riskfactorsforcardiovasculardisease.
First, the AHA guidelines were designed based on knowledge of riskfactorsforcardiovasculardisease and thus did not take into account certain riskfactorsfor specific cancers.
The risk was further increased if the woman's baby had restricted growth or died in the womb, or if the woman had pre-existing riskfactorsforcardiovasculardisease, such as tobacco smoking.