Age at Menarche, Menstrual Characteristics, and Risk of Preeclampsia
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Age at Menarche, Menstrual Characteristics, and Risk of Preeclampsia
We examined associations of age at menarche and menstrual characteristics with the risk of preeclampsia among participants (n = 3,365) of a pregnancy cohort study. Data were collected using in-person interviews and medical record abstraction. Logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). There was a significant inverse association betwee...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-4436,2090-4444
DOI: 10.5402/2011/472083