Association Between Prolactin and Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study

Association Between Prolactin and Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study

BackgroundProlactin is an anterior pituitary hormone that may modulate the adverse effects of obesity. Prolactin has been associated with cardiovascular disease mortality, but less is known about whether prolactin predicts incidence of cardiovascular disease risk factors. Methods and ResultsOur samp...

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Main Authors: Kate E. Therkelsen, Tobin M. Abraham, Alison Pedley, Joseph M. Massaro, Patrice Sutherland, Udo Hoffmann, Caroline S. Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
epidemiology
hormones
obesity
population
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002640

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