Evolutionary theories of ageing point to reproduction as a significant factor to consider when
asking why ageing occurs and why there is inter-individual variation in its progression …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death of women across all ages, and
targeting modifiable risk factors, such as those comprised in metabolic syndrome (MetS)(eg …

The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (GBCS), initiated by TH Lam (Hong Kong), CQ Jiang
(Guangzhou), and KK Cheng (Birmingham), has been in part modelled on the Kadoorie …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to prospectively examine whether childbearing is associated with
higher incidence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) after delivery among women of …

Objective The metabolic syndrome is a major public health challenge and identifies persons
at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between number of born children and
neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS: The brains of 86 subjects with data …

Background Parity increases the risk for coronary heart disease; however, its association
with metabolic syndrome among women in low-income countries is still unknown. Objective …

Background Higher parity has been implicated as a risk factor for obesity of women. The
objective of the study was to examine whether parity was associated with general obesity or …

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the association of the lifelong duration of breast
feeding with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in Korean parous women aged …

Objective Epidemiologic studies regarding the association between parity and risk of type 2
diabetes have yielded inconsistent results. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and …