Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women
Bastian LA, West NA, Corcoran C, Munger RG, From the Cache County Study on Memory H. Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women. Preventive Medicine 2005, 40: 99-104. PMID: 15530586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCohort StudiesHumansInterviews as TopicObesityParityPopulation SurveillanceUnited StatesUtahConceptsRisk of obesityOlder womenNumber of childrenLive birthsConfounding factorsAdditional live birthSocioeconomic statusPopulation-based cohortRates of obesityDose-response relationshipTelephone-based interviewsHigh rateHormone therapyHysterectomy statusNulliparous womenOral contraceptivesObesity riskReproductive factorsPhysical activityObesityHealth behaviorsAge 18CohortWomenMarital status