Age at Menopause and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The few epidemiological studies that addressed the association between age at menopause and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke risk in women had conflicting findings. We aimed to investigate whether age at (natural and surgical) menopause is a risk factor for total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke in women.

Methods

We analyzed data from 16 244 postmenopausal women, aged 26 to 70 years at recruitment who were enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Netherlands cohort between 1993 and 1997. Participants were followed for the occurrence of stroke until January 1, 2011. At baseline, participants filled in questionnaires about health, reproductive history including age at menopause, diet, and lifestyle. Cox regression was

SUBMITTER: Welten SJGC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8312566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature