Risk modifying factors In the Life Span Study, excess relative risk associated with radiation for all cardiovascular disease decreases with increasing age at exposure 21 and borderline significant trends decrease with attained age. 20 21 However, for heart disease in this cohort, risk did not substantially vary by sex or time since exposure; 20 21 no modifying effects were reported of sex, age at exposure, or attained age. 50 Trends of increasing risk with increasing time since exposure were o
← all excerpts
Ionising radiation and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.
1
—
—