Prevalence of Survival Without Major Comorbidities Among Adults Born Prematurely.

Importance: Preterm birth has been associated with cardiometabolic, respiratory, and neuropsychiatric disorders in adulthood. However, the prevalence of survival without any major comorbidities is unknown.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of survival without major comorbidities in adulthood among persons born preterm vs full-term.

Preterm birth and risk of chronic kidney disease from childhood into mid-adulthood: national cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the relation between preterm birth (gestational age <37 weeks) and risk of CKD from childhood into mid-adulthood.

Design: National cohort study.

Setting: Sweden.

Cardiorespiratory fitness and long-term risk of sleep apnea: A national cohort study.

Sleep apnea is increasing in prevalence, and is an important cause of cardiometabolic diseases and mortality worldwide. Its only established modifiable risk factor is obesity; however, up to half of all sleep apnea cases may occur in non-obese persons, and hence there is a pressing need to identify other modifiable risk factors to facilitate more effective prevention. We sought to examine, for the first time, cardiorespiratory fitness in relation to the risk of sleep apnea, independent of obesity.

Gestational age at birth and mortality from infancy into mid-adulthood: a national cohort study.

Background: Breakthroughs in the treatment of preterm birth approximately 40 years ago have enabled a generation of preterm survivors to now reach mid-adulthood. Understanding their health sequelae is essential for guiding their long-term care. We did a study to examine preterm birth in relation to mortality into mid-adulthood.