Age at natural menopause and risk of cardiovascular disease
Age at natural menopause and risk of cardiovascular disease
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DOI:
10.1001/archinte.159.10.1061
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发表时间:
1999-05-24
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通讯作者:
Stampfer, MJ
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作者:
Hu, FB;Grodstein, F;Stampfer, MJ
Background: Early natural menopause has been postulated to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.Objective: To examine the relation of age at natural menopause with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in the Nurses' Health Study.Methods: Analysis was restricted to 35 616 naturally postmenopausal women who never used estrogen replacement therapy and with no diagnosed cardiovascular disease at baseline, followed up from 1976 to 1994. Information on menopausal status, age at menopause, and other risk factors was obtained in 1976 and updated every 2 years by mailed questionnaires.Results: During 354 326 person-years of follow-up, we documented 757 incident cases of CHD and 350 incident cases of stroke. After adjusting for age, smoking status, and other cardiovascular risk factors, the relative risks (RRs) across categories of age at natural menopause (