Reproductive factors, intima media thickness and carotid plaques in a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women enrolled in the population-based KORA F4 study
BMC Women s HealthPublished 24 January 2014Open access
Doris Stöckl, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand, Margit Heier, Wolfgang Köenig, Jochen Seißler
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It is shown, that there may be an independent association between the reproductive parameters age at menarche and ever use of hormone replacement therapy with carotid plaques in the common carOTid artery, but not with IMT.
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Our study showed, that there may be an independent association between the reproductive parameters age at menarche and ever use of hormone replacement therapy with carotid plaques in the common carotid artery, but not with IMT. Further research, especially in studies with prospective population-based study design, is necessary to assess in detail what events in women's life lead to increased IMT or CP.
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