Menopausal Age and Chronic Diseases in Elderly Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northeast China

Yingli Fu, Yaqin Yu, Shibin Wang, Joseph Sam Kanu, Yueyue You, Yingyu Liu, Yangyu Zhang, Yawen Liu, Bo Li, Yuchun Tao and Changgui Kou
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Yingli Fu: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Yaqin Yu: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Shibin Wang: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Joseph Sam Kanu: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Yueyue You: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Yingyu Liu: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Yangyu Zhang: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Yawen Liu: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Bo Li: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Yuchun Tao: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China
Changgui Kou: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: Many factors affect menopausal age, and early or late onset of menopause may be associated with many chronic health problems. However, limited data are available regarding this phenomenon in the Northeast China population. For this study, 2011 elderly women were selected as a sample from participants in a cross-sectional survey performed using stratified, clustered multistage, and random sampling methods. Early menopause was more prevalent in subjects born from 1943 to 1947 (OR = 1.708, 95% CI = 1.205, 2.420) and 1933 to 1937 (OR = 2.445, 95% CI: 1.525, 3.921) and in physical laborers (OR = 1.413, 95% CI = 1.021, 1.957). Women with less than nine years of education (OR = 0.515, 95% CI: 0.327, 0.812) and who were current smokers (OR = 0.577, 95% CI: 0.347, 0.959) were less likely to have late menopause. BMIs between 25 and 30 (OR = 1.565, 95% CI: 1.152, 2.125) and greater than 30 (OR = 2.440, 95% CI: 1.482, 4.016) were associated with later menopausal age. Late menopause was positively associated with diabetes (OR = 1.611, 95% CI: 1.142, 2.274) but protective against chronic gastroenteritis/peptic ulcers (OR = 0.533, 95% CI: 0.333, 0.855). Results showed that (1) Being born in an earlier year, having a lower education, and engaging in physical labor were associated with an earlier menopausal age, while a higher BMI was associated with a later menopausal age; and that (2) menopausal age was associated with diabetes and gastroenteritis in elderly women living in Northeast China.

Keywords: menopausal age; chronic disease; elderly women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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