Effect of the age at menarche and menopause status interaction on type 2 diabetes: the Henan Rural Cohort Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Later menarche was associated with a lower risk of T2DM, and the association appears to be mediated by BMI. More importantly, the adverse effect of menopause status on T2DM was decreased along with increasing menarche age.
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Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - January 7, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zhang L, Li Y, Dong X, Zhou W, Wang C, Mao Z, Yang X, Fan M, Han S, Li L Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research