Reproductive Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.

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Citation: Circulation. 133(22):2149-58, 2016 May 31PMID: 27143682Institution: MedStar Health Research InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | Observational Study | Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSubject headings: *Coronary Artery Disease/di [Diagnosis] | *Coronary Artery Disease/ep [Epidemiology] | *Pregnancy Rate | *Reproduction | *Women's Health | Adult | Aged | Female | Humans | Longitudinal Studies | Middle Aged | Pregnancy | Pregnancy Rate/td [Trends] | Risk Factors | Young AdultYear: 2016Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1950 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006ISSN:
  • 0009-7322
Name of journal: CirculationAbstract: BACKGROUND: Reproductive factors provide an early window into a woman's coronary heart disease (CHD) risk; however, their contribution to CHD risk stratification is uncertain.Copyright © 2016 American Heart Association, Inc.METHODS AND RESULTS: In the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, we constructed Cox proportional hazards models for CHD including age, pregnancy status, number of live births, age at menarche, menstrual irregularity, age at first birth, stillbirths, miscarriages, infertility >1 year, infertility cause, and breastfeeding. We next added each candidate reproductive factor to an established CHD risk factor model. A final model was then constructed with significant reproductive factors added to established CHD risk factors. Improvement in C statistic, net reclassification index (or net reclassification index with risk categories of <5%, 5 to <10%, and >10% 10-year risk of CHD), and integrated discriminatory index were assessed. Among 72982 women (CHD events, n=4607; median follow-up,12.0 [interquartile range, 8.3-13.7] years; mean [standard deviation] age, 63.2 [7.2] years), an age-adjusted reproductive risk factor model had a C statistic of 0.675 for CHD. In a model adjusted for established CHD risk factors, younger age at first birth, number of still births, number of miscarriages, and lack of breastfeeding were positively associated with CHD. Reproductive factors modestly improved model discrimination (C statistic increased from 0.726 to 0.730; integrated discriminatory index, 0.0013; P<0.0001). Net reclassification for women with events was not improved (net reclassification index events, 0.007; P=0.18); and, for women without events, net reclassification was marginally improved (net reclassification index nonevents, 0.002; P=0.04) CONCLUSIONS: Key reproductive factors are associated with CHD independently of established CHD risk factors, very modestly improve model discrimination, and do not materially improve net reclassification.All authors: Allison MA, Berger JS, Eaton CB, Edstedt-Bonamy AK, Howard BV, Jeppson RP, Johnson KC, Kroenke CH, LeBlanc ES, Lewis CE, Loucks EB, Parikh NI, Parker DR, Rillamas-Sun E, Ryckman KK, Schenken RS, Waring MEFiscal year: FY2016Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2017-03-17
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Available online from MWHC library: 1950 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006

BACKGROUND: Reproductive factors provide an early window into a woman's coronary heart disease (CHD) risk; however, their contribution to CHD risk stratification is uncertain.

Copyright © 2016 American Heart Association, Inc.

METHODS AND RESULTS: In the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, we constructed Cox proportional hazards models for CHD including age, pregnancy status, number of live births, age at menarche, menstrual irregularity, age at first birth, stillbirths, miscarriages, infertility >1 year, infertility cause, and breastfeeding. We next added each candidate reproductive factor to an established CHD risk factor model. A final model was then constructed with significant reproductive factors added to established CHD risk factors. Improvement in C statistic, net reclassification index (or net reclassification index with risk categories of <5%, 5 to <10%, and >10% 10-year risk of CHD), and integrated discriminatory index were assessed. Among 72982 women (CHD events, n=4607; median follow-up,12.0 [interquartile range, 8.3-13.7] years; mean [standard deviation] age, 63.2 [7.2] years), an age-adjusted reproductive risk factor model had a C statistic of 0.675 for CHD. In a model adjusted for established CHD risk factors, younger age at first birth, number of still births, number of miscarriages, and lack of breastfeeding were positively associated with CHD. Reproductive factors modestly improved model discrimination (C statistic increased from 0.726 to 0.730; integrated discriminatory index, 0.0013; P<0.0001). Net reclassification for women with events was not improved (net reclassification index events, 0.007; P=0.18); and, for women without events, net reclassification was marginally improved (net reclassification index nonevents, 0.002; P=0.04) CONCLUSIONS: Key reproductive factors are associated with CHD independently of established CHD risk factors, very modestly improve model discrimination, and do not materially improve net reclassification.

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