PMID: 11910606Mar 26, 2002Paper

Cross-sectional study of determinants of menopausal age and hormone replacement therapy use in Italian women

Climacteric : the Journal of the International Menopause Society
S AmigoniFabio Parazzini

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze determinants of age at menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use. Women included were identified in a large cross-sectional study into epidemiology of the menopause among a sample of women visiting their general practitioners, conducted in Italy. Eligible women were identified among consecutive patients, aged 44-66 years, who visited their general practitioner for a general health check-up during the period May-November 1997. A total of 16,916 postmenopausal women were identified by 1123 general practitioners. Overall, the mean age at menopause was 50.2 (SD 3.8) years. Ever-married women reported a slightly higher age at spontaneous menopause than that of never-married women. The finding was significant, but the difference was small. Smoking women reported a younger age at menopause. No clear association emerged between age at menopause, physical activity and body mass index (BMI). A total of 3515 women (20.8%) reported HRT ever-use; the mean duration of use was 3.6 years. HRT use was more frequent among women of higher socioeconomic status, those with a lower BMI and smokers. In particular, in comparison with women reporting a BMI of < 25 kg/m2, the odds ratio (OR) of HRT use was 0...Continue Reading

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