Prevalence of self-reported cardiovascular risk factors in Portuguese women: a survey after delivery

Elisabete Alves (), Sofia Correia, Henrique Barros and Ana Azevedo

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 5, 837-847

Abstract: Despite the low prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, their tendency to cluster and the increased prevalence among overweight/obese women highlight the high level of risk of this young female population. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Cardiovascular risk factors; Cohort studies; Pregnancy; Prevalence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0340-6

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