: A total of 80 preterm low birth weight infants born to hypertensive mothers and 101
born to normotensive mothers were studied. There was a higher risk of overweight in children
of hypertensive mothers at 24 months; however, maternal hypertension was not a risk factor
for inadequate growth. Logistic regression showed that being born small for gestational age
and inadequate growth in the first 12 months of life were associated with poorer growth at 24
months