Early Marriage in Adolescence and Risk of High Blood Pressure and High Blood Glucose in Adulthood: Evidence from India
Early Marriage in Adolescence and Risk of High Blood Pressure and High Blood Glucose in Adulthood: Evidence from India
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DOI：
10.3390/women2030020
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发表时间：
2022-09-01
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1.1
通讯作者：
Tiwari, Ashwini
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Datta, Biplab;Tiwari, Ashwini
青春期是向成年过渡的阶段，是生理和心理发展的关键时期。在此期间的中断，如结婚，可能会导致各种不利的短期和长期健康后果。这项研究旨在评估在青春期不同阶段(10-19年)结婚的成年女性(20-49岁)与年轻时(20-24岁)结婚的女性患两种常见慢性病--高血压和高血糖--的不同风险。使用印度最新的具有全国代表性的数据，我们分别评估了在青春期早期(10-14岁)、中期(15-17岁)和晚期(18-19岁)结婚的女性患这两种慢性病的几率。我们发现，青春期结婚年龄越早，晚年患慢性病的风险就越高。与年轻时结婚的女性相比，在青春期早期结婚的女性患高血压和高血糖的可能性分别高1.29倍和1.23倍(p<；0.001)。这些发现突显了预防青春期女性未成年婚姻的重要性，以解决成年后下游慢性健康后果的风险。
Adolescence, the transition phase to adulthood, is a critical period for physical and psychological development. Disruptions during this period, such as getting married, could result in various adverse short- and long-term health outcomes. This study aimed to assess the differential risk of two common chronic conditions-high blood pressure and high blood glucose-in adult women (20-49 years) who were married during different stages of adolescence (10-19 years) compared to women who were married in their youth (20-24 years). Using the most recent nationally representative data from India, we separately assessed the odds in favor of having the two chronic conditions for women who were married during early (10-14 years), middle (15-17 years), and late (18-19 years) adolescence. We found that an earlier age at marriage during adolescence was associated with a higher risk of chronic conditions later in life. Women who were married during early adolescence were respectively 1.29 and 1.23 times more likely (p < 0.001) to have high blood pressure and high blood glucose compared to women who were married in their youth. These findings highlight the importance of preventing underage marriage among adolescent females to address the risk of downstream chronic health consequences as adults.