Natural menopausal age and cardiovascular disease risk factors in older Chinese women: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

Objective: To examine the associations of natural menopausal age with cardiovascular disease risk factors and whether the associations varied by parity in older Chinese women. Methods: Information of demographic characteristics, lifestyles, and reproductive factors was collected by face-to-face interview. Framingham Risk Score was used as an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk, with a score ≥ 10% considered as high cardiovascular disease risk (vs low, dichotomous). Multivariable logistic and linear regressions were used to examine the associations of menopausal age with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Results: Of 18,339 women aged 50+ years, the average (standard deviation) age was 61.8 (6.9) years. Compared with women with menopausal age of 45 to 54 years, after adjustment for multiple potential confounders, women with menopausal age
Source: Menopause - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research