Prevalence of Sex-Specific Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Medical Risk, and Engagement in Health-Promoting Behaviours in Premenopausal Females

Background: Several sex-specific risk factors (SS-RFs) increase a women’s risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) but are often overlooked during risk assessment. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of SS-RFs and assess CVD risk, knowledge, perceptions and behaviours in premenopau...

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Main Authors: Natalie Szakun, BKIN, Sarah Liva, RN, PhD, Michael E. Bodner, PhD, Angela Wolff, RN, PhD, Mi-Yeon Kim, RN, PhD, Anita T. Cote, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X23003244