Breastfeeding is associated with lower subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women.
Gynecol Endocrinol
; 36(9): 796-799, 2020 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32584151
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the association between a personal history of lactation and indices of subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women.Methods:
We evaluated the association between a history of breastfeeding and indices of subclinical atherosclerosis (pulse wave velocity, PWV; intima-media thickness [IMT]; atherosclerotic plaque presence) in 197 parous postmenopausal women with history of breastfeeding.Results:
Women who reported breastfeeding ≥6 months when compared with women who reported breastfeeding for 1-5 months exhibited significantly lower values of common carotid artery IMT (Model R2=15.7%, b-coefficient = -0.170, 95% CI -0.208-0.001, p-value = .019) and lower odds of subclinical atherosclerosis (Model X2=28.127, OR = 0.491, 95% CI 0.318-0.999, p-value = .049), adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors.Conclusions:
Postmenopausal women with a history of breastfeeding for at least 6 months have a lower prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis, independently of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. A longer duration of breastfeeding may have a beneficial effect on subclinical atherosclerosis later in life.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Feeding
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Carotid Artery Diseases
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Postmenopause
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Atherosclerosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Gynecol Endocrinol
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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GINECOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Greece