Educational level, prevalence of hysterectomy, and age at amenorrhoea: a cross-sectional analysis of 9536 women from six population-based cohort studies in Germany
| Autor: | Doris Stöckl, Christa Meisinger, Klaus Berger, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Andreas Stang, Karin Halina Greiser, Henry Völzke, Susanne Moebus, Alexander Kluttig |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Population Medizin Reproductive medicine Population surveillance Hysterectomy Education Cohort Studies Young Adult Risk Factors Germany Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prevalence Humans Medicine ddc:610 Young adult education Aged Aged 80 and over Gynecology Medicine(all) education.field_of_study business.industry Uterus Age Factors Obstetrics and Gynecology Patient Preference General Medicine Middle Aged Population Surveillance Amenorrhoea medicine.disease Confidence interval Menopause Cross-Sectional Studies Reproductive Medicine Educational Status Female business Organ Sparing Treatments Research Article Demography Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | BMC Women's Health BMC Womens Health 14:10 (2014) |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Hysterectomy prevalence has been shown to vary by education level. Hysterectomy influences age at amenorrhoea. The aim of this study was to examine these associations in Germany within population-based data sets. METHODS: Baseline assessments in six population-based cohorts took place from 1997 through 2006 and included 9,548 women aged 20-84years. All studies assessed hysterectomy history, school and professional degrees. Degrees were categorized into three levels each. Adjusted prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated. RESULTS: Prevalences were higher in West Germany than East Germany, increased by age, and leveled off starting at 55-64years. The age- and study-adjusted prevalence ratio (lowest versus highest school level) was 2.61 (95% CI: 1.28-5.30), 1.48 (95% CI: 1.21-1.81), and 1.01 (95% CI: 0.80-1.28) for women aged 20-45, 45-64, and 65 and more years respectively. The estimated adjusted prevalence ratios per one unit decrement of the educational qualification score (range 1 = lowest, 8 = highest) were 1.29 (95% CI: 1.02-1.64), 1.08 (95% CI: 1.04-1.12), and 0.98 (95% CI: 0.93-1.03) for women aged 20-44, 45-64, and 65-84years respectively. Age at amenorrhoea was on average 6.2years lower (43.5years versus 49.7years) among women with a history of hysterectomy than those without. CONCLUSIONS: Lower educational level was associated with a higher hysterectomy prevalence among women aged 20-64years. Several mediators associated with educational level and hysterectomy including women's disease risk, women's treatment preference, and women's access to uterus-preserving treatment may explain this association. At population level, hysterectomy decreases the age of amenorrhoea on average by 6.2years. |
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