Early Menstrual Factors Are Associated with Adulthood Cardio-Metabolic Health in a Survey of Mexican Teachers.
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SUBMITTER: Jansen EC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6690354 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
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Early Menstrual Factors Are Associated with Adulthood Cardio-Metabolic Health in a Survey of Mexican Teachers.
Jansen Erica C EC Stern Dalia D Peterson Karen E KE Lajous Martin M López-Ridaura Ruy R
Maternal and child health journal 20190301 3
Objectives To evaluate whether age at menarche and time to menstrual regularity were related to cardio-metabolic risk factors in Mexican women. Methods The study population comprised 54,921 women from the 2008-2010 wave of the Mexican Teacher's Cohort. A modified Poisson approach was used; exposures were age at menarche and time to menstrual regularity (< 1 year vs. ≥1 year), and outcomes were prevalent obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Results Mean (SD) age of ...[more]
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