Cortisol, estrogens and risk of ischaemic heart disease, cancer and all-cause mortality in postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study

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Chronic stress may affect morbidity and mortality through neuroendocrine changes, and the ratio of cortisol to sex steroid hormones has been suggested as a biomarker of stress. We aim to address a relation between the ratio of cortisol to estrogens (C/E) and risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), hormone-dependent cancers and all-cause mortality among postmenopausal women.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Epidemiology
Volume39
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)530-8
Number of pages9
ISSN0300-5771
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2010

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