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Parental Death during Childhood and Adult Cardiovascular Risk in a Developing Country: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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  • C Mary Schooling
  • ChaoQiang Jiang
  • Tai Hing Lam
  • WeiSen Zhang
  • Kar Keung Cheng
  • Gabriel M Leung

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Background: In observational studies from western countries childhood emotional adversity is usually associated with adult cardiovascular disease. These findings are open to contextual biases making evidence from other settings valuable. We examined the association of a potential marker of childhood emotional adversity with cardiovascular disease risk factors in a developing country. Methods: We used multivariable regression in cross-sectional analysis of older (≥50 years) men (n = 7,885) and women (n = 20,886) from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (2003–8) to examine the adjusted association of early life (

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  • C Mary Schooling & ChaoQiang Jiang & Tai Hing Lam & WeiSen Zhang & Kar Keung Cheng & Gabriel M Leung, 2011. "Parental Death during Childhood and Adult Cardiovascular Risk in a Developing Country: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(5), pages 1-8, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0019675
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019675
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    1. Aldair J Oliveira & Mikael Rostila & Jan Saarela & Claudia S Lopes, 2014. "The Influence of Bereavement on Body Mass Index: Results from a National Swedish Survey," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(4), pages 1-6, April.

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