| Autor: |
Angela M. Malek, Catherine J. Vladutiu, Michelle L. Meyer, Mary Cushman, Roger Newman, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Dawn Kleindorfer, Sindhu Lakkur, Virginia J. Howard |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 15, Iss , Pp - (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-3355 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100955 |
| Popis: |
While a mean age at menopause of 51 years has been reported in the United States (U.S.), some U.S. women experience menopause before age 45, possibly increasing risk of cardiovascular mortality; however, the role in all-cause and cerebrovascular-related mortality is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between age at menopause and all-cause and cause-specific mortality by race, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use, and smoking status. REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) is a population-based study of 30,239 participants aged ≥45 years enrolled between 2003 and 2007 of whom 14,361 were postmenopausal women. Age at menopause was defined as |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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