Association of age at menarche with cardiovascular risk factors, vascular structure, and function in adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1876-1882

  Kivimäki, Mika ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b   Smith, George Davey ^b   Elovainio, Marko ^c   Jokela, Markus ^c   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^c   Vahtera, Jussi ^d   Taittonen, Leena ^e   Juonala, Markus ^f,g   Viikari, Jorma S A ^h   Raitakari, Olli T ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MENARCHE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 45749120662     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1876     Document Type: Article

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