Incident CVD
Disease1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Associations
1Free androgen index
upin humans1HR 1.41
1 study
Free androgen index
upin humans1HR 1.41
Free androgen index raises the risk of incident CVD in humans (HR=1.41, p=0.02).
Humanspremenopausalfemalesn = 980
Sex- and Menopause-Specific Hormone-Related ECG Signatures and Incident Cardiovascular Risk in UK Biobank · medRxiv · 17 Sep 2026 · Preprint
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