Physical activity (PA) and lactation benefit cardiometabolic health. The purpose of this study was to describe the joint associations of PA and lactation with cardiometabolic risk. We averaged PA across exams and summed lifetime lactation in Black and White parous women in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. Categories were created for PA (-PA:
Associations of Physical Activity and Lactation Duration With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The CARDIA Study
Authors: Lane, Abbi;Whitaker, Kara M;Tahir, Muna;Barone Gibbs, Bethany;Catov, Janet;Carnethon, Mercedes;Gunderson, Erica P
JACC Adv. 2023 Jun;2(4). Epub 2023-06-30.