Lactation Duration and the Risk of Subtypes of Stroke Among Parous Postmenopausal Women From the China Kadoorie Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies have reported favorable associations between lactation and cardiovascular diseases. Various stroke subtypes are caused by different pathological processes; however, to date, the associations of lactation duration with different stroke subtypes are less well established.

Objective

To examine the associations of lactation duration with stroke and its subtypes in parous postmenopausal women.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based prospective cohort study included parous postmenopausal women aged 45 to 79 years in the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study at baseline (2004-2008). Lactation duration was counted as lifetime, mean per child, and for the first child. New-onset stroke and its subtypes (ischemic stroke, intracerebral he

SUBMITTER: Ren Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature