Age at Menarche and Risks of Coronary Heart and Other Vascular Diseases in a Large UK Cohort | Zendy

Dexter Canoy | Zendy; Valerie Beral | Zendy; Angela Balkwill | Zendy; Lucy Wright | Zendy; M E Kroll | Zendy; Gillian Reeves | Zendy; Jane Green | Zendy; Benjamin J. Cairns | Zendy

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Age at Menarche and Risks of Coronary Heart and Other Vascular Diseases in a Large UK Cohort

Author(s) -

Dexter Canoy,

Valerie Beral,

Angela Balkwill,

Lucy Wright,

M E Kroll,

Gillian Reeves,

Jane Green,

Benjamin J. Cairns

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010070

Subject(s) - medicine , menarche , cohort , cohort study , relative risk , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , stroke (engine) , pediatrics , demography , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering

Early menarche has been associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but most studies were relatively small and could not assess risk across a wide range of menarcheal ages; few have examined associations with other vascular diseases. We examined CHD, cerebrovascular disease, and hypertensive disease risks by age at menarche in a large prospective study of UK women.

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