Ruby Greywoode, Joseph Larson, Jellyana Peraza, Rachel Clark, Matthew A Allison, Naueen A Chaudhry, Peter F Schnatz, Aladdin H Shadyab, Robert B Wallace, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller
BACKGROUND: Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who lack traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as young females, are observed to experience adverse CVD outcomes. Whether women with IBD have increased CVD risk after the menopause transition is unclear. METHODS: We conducted a survival analysis of Women's Health Initiative (WHI) participants and excluded those with missing IBD diagnosis, model covariate data, follow-up data, or a baseline history of the following CVD outcomes: coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), peripheral arterial disease (PAD)...
April 29, 2024: Digestive Diseases and Sciences