TY - JOUR
T1 - Life course consequences of low birth weight
T2 - Evidence from Japan
AU - Matsushima, Midori
AU - Shimizutani, Satoshi
AU - Yamada, Hiroyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Grant no. 15H01951 ), and JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (Grant no. 15K17082 ). The data work was done by Shimizutani and Yamada. The views expressed in this paper are personal and do not represent those of any institutions we belong to.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - This study provides the first evidence on a variety of life course outcomes of birth weight in Japan by employing new datasets covering the middle and older generations. We have several interesting observations. First, low birth weight is significantly associated with adverse outcomes in early life including school performance and self-rated health. Second, no negative effect of low birth weight is found on educational attainment or primary job status. Third, health outcomes due to low birth weight at older ages are not negatively affected except for difficulty in mobility and higher risk of diagnosis with hypertension or diabetes. Overall, our findings suggest that the negative effect of lower birth weight seems to fade out over the life course.
AB - This study provides the first evidence on a variety of life course outcomes of birth weight in Japan by employing new datasets covering the middle and older generations. We have several interesting observations. First, low birth weight is significantly associated with adverse outcomes in early life including school performance and self-rated health. Second, no negative effect of low birth weight is found on educational attainment or primary job status. Third, health outcomes due to low birth weight at older ages are not negatively affected except for difficulty in mobility and higher risk of diagnosis with hypertension or diabetes. Overall, our findings suggest that the negative effect of lower birth weight seems to fade out over the life course.
KW - Birth weight
KW - JSTAR
KW - Japan
KW - Long-term outcome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jjie.2018.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jjie.2018.07.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85051388186
SN - 0889-1583
VL - 50
SP - 37
EP - 47
JO - Journal of The Japanese and International Economies
JF - Journal of The Japanese and International Economies
ER -
