Association Between Prolactin and Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study [Epidemiology]

Conclusions Prolactin is not associated with a comprehensive panel of incident cardiovascular disease risk factors. Measurement of circulating prolactin levels in the community likely does not provide substantial insight into cardiometabolic risk.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - February 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Therkelsen, K. E., Abraham, T. M., Pedley, A., Massaro, J. M., Sutherland, P., Hoffmann, U., Fox, C. S. Tags: Epidemiology, Obesity Source Type: research