Childhood cardiovascular health and subfertility: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although childhood cardiovascular risk can contribute to adult cardiovascular disease, and fertility and adult cardiovascular health are linked, the association between early-life cardiovascular risk and female infertility has not been studied.

Methods

A total of 1799 women participated in the Babies substudy of the Bogalusa Heart Study. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, glucose, and insulin were age-standardized and examined as predictors of self-reported fertility difficulties using multivariable logistic regression with adjustment for confounders. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) was assessed via a report of diagnosis and symptoms, using a validated ques

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292745 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature