Onset of natural menopause in African American women.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:This study assessed predictors of the onset of natural menopause in African American women. METHODS:We used mailed questionnaires to collect data at baseline in 1995 and during follow-up from Black Women's Health Study participants. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to assess potential predictors-including experiences of racism-of the onset of natural menopause among 17 070 women aged 35 to 55 years and premenopausal in 1995. RESULTS:The hazard ratio (HR) was 1.43 for current smokers (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.24, 1.66) and 1.21 (95% CI = 1.06, 1.38) for ex-smokers and significantly less for obese women and oral contraceptive users. Hazard ratios for most questions about racism were elevated by 10% to 30% but were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS:Earlier onset of natural menopause among African American women is strongly associated with smoking and inversely associated with body mass index and oral contraceptive use.

journal_name

Am J Public Health

authors

Palmer JR,Rosenberg L,Wise LA,Horton NJ,Adams-Campbell LL

doi

10.2105/ajph.93.2.299

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-02-01 00:00:00

pages

299-306

issue

2

eissn

0090-0036

issn

1541-0048

journal_volume

93

pub_type

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