Cardiovascular Disease
Studies from University of Pittsburgh yield new data on cardiovascular disease
Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 11th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "To examine dose-response relationships between the cumulative number of months women lactated and postmenopausal risk factors for cardiovascular disease. We examined data from 139,681 postmenopausal women (median age 63 years) who reported at least one live birth on enrolling in the Women's Health Initiative observational study or controlled trials."
"Multi-variable models were used to control for sociodemographic (age, parity, race, education, income, age at menopause), lifestyle, and family history variables when examining the effect of duration of lactation on risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including...
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