Child rearing or childbearing? Risk of cardiovascular diseases associated to parity and number of children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has been associated with women's parity, but whether or not this association reflects a direct pregnancy effect, or exposure to factors related to childrearing, still appears unclear. We assessed the CVD risk associated with number of children separately by gender and tested effect modification by socioeconomic position (SEP) and employment status, in order to elucidate the possible mechanisms underlying this association.

Methods

The study population was composed of 20,904 men and 25,246 women who were interviewed in one of two National Health Surveys conducted in 2000 and 2005 in Italy. These subjects were followed for CVD incidence up to 2014 through record-linkage with national archives of mortality and hospita

SUBMITTER: d'Errico A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature