Duration of Reproductive Life Span, Age at Menarche, and Age at Menopause Are Associated With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Duration of Reproductive Life Span, Age at Menarche, and Age at Menopause Are Associated With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

BackgroundAlthough the timing of menarche and menopause may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), the entire reproductive life span has not been considered comprehensively as risk for CVD. We investigate the associations of reproductive life span duration and ages at menarche and menopaus...

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Main Authors: Sylvia H. Ley, Yanping Li, Deirdre K. Tobias, JoAnn E. Manson, Bernard Rosner, Frank B. Hu, Kathryn M. Rexrode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
age at menarche
cardiovascular disease
coronary heart disease
menopause
reproductive life span
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006713

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