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Birth Measurements, Family History, and Environmental Factors Associated With Later-Life Hypertensive Status Xia Chen1, Zhen-Xin Zhang2, Linda K. George3, Zi-Shi Wang4, Zhong-Jie Fan4, Tao Xu5, Xiao-Lin Zhou6, Shao-Mei Han5, Hong-Bo Wen2 and Yi Zeng3,7 OR = 1.40, P = 0.01), family history of hypertension (OR = 1.73, P < 0.01), poor education (OR = 1.76, P < 0.01), and alcoholism (OR = 3.05, P < 0.01) significantly predicted later-life high-risk hypertension. For participants with hypertensive family history (57.7%), the association with birth weight became nonsignificant, but poor education (OR = 2.33, P < 0.01) and alcoholism (OR = 3.10, P = 0.01) remained important. For participants without hypertensive family history (42.3%), the effects of lower birth weight (
