Journal article
Parenthood and the risk of cardiovascular diseases among 0.5 million men and women: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank
- Abstract:
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Women's parity has been associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unclear, however, whether it reflects biological effects of childbearing or uncontrolled socio-economic and lifestyle factors associated with childrearing. We assessed the association between number of children and incident CVD outcomes separately in women and men.In 2004-08, the nationwide China Kadoorie Biobank recruited 0.5 million individuals aged 30-79 years from 10 diverse regions. During 7 years of foll...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
Kadoorie Charitable Foundation
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British Heart Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- International Journal of Epidemiology Journal website
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 180–189
- Publication date:
- 2016-09-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-05-13
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1464-3685
- ISSN:
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0300-5771
- Pmid:
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27649806
- Source identifiers:
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616669
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:616669
- UUID:
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uuid:080151de-5ae2-4e6a-beb5-5bea13880407
- Local pid:
- pubs:616669
- Deposit date:
- 2016-11-04
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- Copyright holder:
- Peters et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © The Author 2016; all rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association.
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