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Age at period cessation and trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors across mid and later life.

Linda Marie O'KeeffeDiana KuhAbigail FraserLaura D HoweDeborah A LawlorRebecca Hardy
Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)
How and when women experience period cessation is unlikely to adversely affect conventional cardiovascular risk factors across mid and later life. Women and clinicians concerned about the impact of type and timing of period cessation on conventional cardiovascular intermediates from midlife should be reassured that the impact over the long term is small.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular risk factors
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  • metabolic syndrome
  • pregnancy outcomes
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  • depressive symptoms
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