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Open AccessAssociation of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss with the risk of dementia
Emerging evidence has shown the association between female reproductive histories (e.g., menarche age, parity, premature and early menopause) and the risk of dementia. However, little attention has been given ...
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Open AccessTransition between cardiometabolic conditions and body weight among women: which paths increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases?
Previous studies investigated the association of body weight and hypertension with risk of incident cardiometabolic multimorbidity. Our aim was to estimate the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease later...
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Open AccessRelationship of device measured physical activity type and posture with cardiometabolic health markers: pooled dose–response associations from the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep Consortium
The aim of this study was to examine the dose–response associations of device-measured physical activity types and postures (sitting and standing time) with cardiometabolic health.
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Open AccessDevelo** a national strategy of consumer and community involvement (CCI) for women’s health research
To develop a consumer and community involvement (CCI) strategy for the Women’s Health Research, Translation and Impact Network (WHRTN), an initiative of the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA).
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Open AccessWomen’s midlife health: the unfinished research agenda
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Is being childless associated with a woman’s risk of overweight and obesity? Results from a national longitudinal study
To examine the association between motherhood status (mothers, voluntarily childless, involuntarily childless) and overweight and obesity over 22 years.
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Penetrance of pathogenic genetic variants associated with premature ovarian insufficiency
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) affects 1% of women and is a leading cause of infertility. It is often considered to be a monogenic disorder, with pathogenic variants in ~100 genes described in the liter...
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Do mothers or females without children have better health-related quality of life across their reproductive years?
To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between mothers and females who were voluntarily or involuntarily childless, across their reproductive years.
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Open AccessSymptom patterns and health service use of women in early adulthood: a latent class analysis from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Symptoms can be strong drivers for initiating interaction with the health system, especially when they are frequent, severe or impact on daily activities. Research on symptoms often use counts of symptoms as a...
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Open AccessHysterectomy and women’s health in India: evidence from a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of older women
Hysterectomy, particularly when conducted in women younger than 45 years, has been associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases. In India, research indicates that hysterectomy is a common proced...
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Voluntary Childlessness: Demographic, Socio Economic, Family, and Psychosocial Factors
The past half-century has seen a sharp decline in the fertility rate worldwide and an increase in the number of people who choose not to have children. Understanding factors associated with voluntary childless...
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Life Course Epidemiology
Life course epidemiology emerged in the 1990s as a response to the growing rift between differing theoretical models of disease etiology. As such it attempted to synthesize existing approaches within a multile...
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Open AccessFruit and vegetable consumption and depression symptoms in young women: results from 1973 to 1978 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Growing evidence suggests that specific food groups may play an important role in improving mental health. However, very few studies explored the association between individual dietary factors and depression s...
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Open AccessPre-pregnancy lifestyle characteristics and risk of miscarriage: the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Previous studies of lifestyle characteristics and risk of miscarriage have mostly been retrospective and failed to account for induced abortions. We examine whether pre-pregnancy body-mass index, alcohol intak...
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It is estimated that 10% of women are diagnosed with endometriosis in their lifetime. Globally, most studies of endometriosis originate from high-income countries, particularly in Europe and North America. The...
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Open AccessAssociation between clusters of back and joint pain with opioid use in middle-aged community-based women: a prospective cohort study
To determine the relationship between clusters of back pain and joint pain and prescription opioid dispensing.
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Assessing Agreement between the K10 and MHI-5 Measures of Psychological Wellbeing
Responses to the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and the Mental Health Index-5 (MHI-5) mental health subscale of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) survey cover broadly similar constructs...
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Pre-pregnancy diet quality and its association with offspring behavioral problems
The maternal diet has a critical role in epigenetic changes in the fetus, which has been associated with fetal brain tissue development and later onset of behavioral disorder. However, pre-pregnancy diet quali...
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Open AccessTranslating research into practice: outcomes from the Healthy Living after Cancer partnership project
Healthy Living after Cancer (HLaC) was a national dissemination and implementation study of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention for cancer survivors. The program was imbedded into existing telephone cance...
