Multiparity is associated with poorer cardiovascular health among women from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiparity is associated with a greater risk of incident cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship of parity with cardiovascular health, as measured by the American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 metrics, is uncertain.

Objective

We aimed to examine the association between parity and ideal cardiovascular health among 3430 women, aged 45-84 years, free of clinical cardiovascular disease enrolled in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Study design

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis is a prospective cohort study that recruited middle-aged to older women and men from 6 centers in the United States between 2000 and 2002. The study population comprised 38% White, 28% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 11% Chinese American subjects. Parity (total nu

SUBMITTER: Ogunmoroti O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244341 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature