Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Cohort Study on Age at Menopause and Mortality - Kangwha Cohort Study -

폐경 연령과 사망력과의 관계에 대한 코호트 연구 - 강화 코호트 연구 -

  • Hong, Jae-Seok (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School, Yousei University) ;
  • Yi, Sang-Wook (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yousei University) ;
  • Jee, Sun-Ha (Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yousei University) ;
  • Sohn, Tae-Yong (Department of Health Service Administration, Yuhan College) ;
  • Ohrr, Hee-Choul (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School, Yousei University)
  • 홍재석 (연세대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 이상욱 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 지선하 (연세대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 손태용 (유한대학 의무행정과) ;
  • 오희철 (연세대학교 대학원 보건학과)
  • Published : 2001.12.01
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Abstract

Objective : To examine the association between age at menopause and mortality in a population-based sample of women in Kangwha, Korea. Methods : From the Kangwha Cohort, followed-up from 1985 to 1999, the data of the over 55 year old female group(n=3,596) was used in this study to examine the association between age at menopause and mortality. We calculated the all causes mortality risk ratio and the cancer mortality risk ratio by age at menopause grouping using the Cox Proportional Hazards Model with adjustments for age, BMI, smoking, education, chronic disease, self-rated health status, alcohol consumption and age at first birth. Result and conclusion : Compared to women who had menopause at 45-49 years, the all causes mortality risk ratio was 1.24 for women with menopause at less than 40 years(95% CI=1.01-1.53) and 1.05 for women with menopause at over 50 years(95% CI=0.92-1.20). Also, compared to women who had menopause at 45-49 years, the cancer mortality risk ratio was 1.53 for women with menopause at less than 40 years(95% CI=0.78-2.98) and 1.17 for women with menopause at over 50 years(95% CI=0.77-1.80).

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