Sophie F Buchheit, Jason M Collins, Kurtis M Anthony, Shelly-Ann M Love, James D Stewart, Rahul Gondalia, David Y Huang, JoAnn E Manson, Alexander P Reiner, Gary G Schwartz, Mara Z Vitolins, R Randall Schumann, Richard L Smith, Eric A Whitsel
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the role of radon in the epidemiology of stroke among women. We therefore examined the association between home radon exposure and risk of stroke among middle-aged and older women in the United States. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of postmenopausal women aged 50-79 years at baseline (1993-1998) in the Women's Health Initiative. We measured exposures as 2-day, indoor, lowest living-level average radon concentrations in picocuries per liter (pCi/L) as estimated in 1993 by the US Geological Survey and reviewed by the Association of American State Geologists under the Indoor Radon Abatement Act...
February 27, 2024: Neurology