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Unadjusted and adjusted mixed effects models were used to test the association between eGA acceleration and adolescent SBP. We also tested the interaction of eGA acceleration and sex on SBP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the overall sample (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009193), we found no association between placental eGA acceleration and adolescent SBP. When interaction between eGA acceleration and sex was tested, males had a 3.6\u2009mmHg increase in SBP (95% CI 0.9, 6.4;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01) for every 1-week acceleration in eGA after adjusting for confounders.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Placental eGA acceleration is associated with SBP increase in adolescent males but not females born extremely preterm, supporting the hypothesis that placental eGA could be evaluated as a risk biomarker for childhood cardiovascular outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Impact<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            This study examines the association between placental epigenetic gestational age (eGA) and adolescent blood pressure. For every 1-week acceleration in placental eGA, adolescent males born extremely preterm had a 3.6\u2009mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure (95% CI 0.9, 6.4;\n                            <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                            \u2009=\u20090.01) after adjusting for confounders. The same association was not seen in females or the overall cohort.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>Our sex-specific finding supports the hypothesis that differences in placental eGA are associated with childhood health.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>Placental eGA estimation as a tool for identifying children who are at risk for developing elevated blood pressure should be further evaluated in other cohorts.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1038\/s41390-025-04110-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,7]],"date-time":"2025-05-07T14:08:44Z","timestamp":1746626924000},"page":"1780-1788","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Placental epigenetic age and adolescent blood pressure: the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn cohort"],"prefix":"10.1038","volume":"98","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6573-138X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anisha","family":"Gerber","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyle R.","family":"Roell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katelyn K.","family":"Huff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas Michael","family":"O\u2019Shea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebecca C.","family":"Fry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Keia","family":"Sanderson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"4110_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"29","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ebiom.2017.03.046","volume":"21","author":"J Jylh\u00e4v\u00e4","year":"2017","unstructured":"Jylh\u00e4v\u00e4, J., Pedersen, N. 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