Age at menarche and risk of type 2 diabetes among African-American and white women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Age at menarche and risk of type 2 diabetes among African-American and white women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Aims/hypothesis: We examined race differences in the association between age at menarche and type 2 diabetes before and after adjustment for adiposity. Methods: We analysed baseline and 9-year follow-up data from 8,491 women (n = 2,505 African-American, mean age 53.3 years; n = 5,986 white, mean age...

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Main Authors: Dreyfus, J., Lutsey, P., Huxley, Rachel, Pankow, J., Selvin, E., Fernández-Rhodes, L., Franceschini, N., Demerath, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25355

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25355

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