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Association between hysterectomy and hypertension among Indian middle-aged and older women: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between hysterectomy and hypertension among middle-aged and older women in India, as well as to determine if the association differs across different age groups.

Design

A cross-sectional exploratory study.

Setting and participants

Nationally representative population-based data of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-2018) were used in this study. The sample included 32 460 women aged 45 years and above.

Outcome measures

Self-reported hypertension was the outcome variable. The variable was a binary variable, with 1 representing hypertensive and 0 representing not hypertensive.

Methods

Entropy balance method, along with logistic regression analysis, was used to meet the objectives.

Results

31.3% of the women with hysterectomy and 42.5% of the women without hysterectomy were hypertensive. A perfect covariate balance was achieved between the treatment and control groups using the entropy balance method. Women with hysterectomy had 36% (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.26 to 1.48) higher odds of hypertension than women without hysterectomy. The OR was 1.23 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.47) for the age group 45-49, whereas, for the age group 80+, it was 1.87 (95% CI 1.18 to 2.97), showing that the magnitude of the association between hysterectomy and hypertension varied with age.

Conclusion

The findings of this study suggest that hysterectomy and hypertension have a significant association in middle-aged as well as older women in India.

SUBMITTER: Mustafa A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124308 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association between hysterectomy and hypertension among Indian middle-aged and older women: a cross-sectional study.

Mustafa Akif A

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<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association between hysterectomy and hypertension among middle-aged and older women in India, as well as to determine if the association differs across different age groups.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional exploratory study.<h4>Setting and participants</h4>Nationally representative population-based data of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-2018) were used in this study. The sample included 32 460 women aged 45 years and above.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>S ...[more]

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Dataset Information

Association between hysterectomy and hypertension among Indian middle-aged and older women: a cross-sectional study.

Objective

Design

Setting and participants

Outcome measures

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Association between hysterectomy and hypertension among Indian middle-aged and older women: a cross-sectional study.

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