Table 1

Death rates from coronary artery disease among ∼16 000 men and women born in Hertfordshire between 1911 and 1930 according to birth weight

Birth weight (lbs)Standardised mortality ratioDeaths (n)
≤5.510057
5.6–6.581137
6.6–7.580298
7.6–8.574289
8.6–9.555103
>9.56557
All74941