Oral Contraceptives in Adolescents: A Retrospective population-based study on Blood Pressure and Metabolic Dysregulation
Priscila Xavier Araújo,
Priscila Moreira,
Danilo Candido Almeida
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
This study aimed to explore the relationship between oral contraceptive use and blood pressure values and in a national cohort of women adolescents and to investigate the level of coexistence of the high blood pressure levels, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance.
Methods
This a retrospective cohort with 14,299 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years. Crude and adjusted analyses were performed using Poisson regression to estimate the prevalence ratios. Data clustering analysis was performed using machine lea… Show more
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