Determinants of age at natural menopause in the Isparta Menopause and Health Study: premenopausal body mass index gain rate and episodic weight loss

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AYDIN Z. D.

MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, vol.17, no.3, pp.494-505, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 17 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181c73093
• Journal Name: MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.494-505
• Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The influence of body weight and weight change on age at natural menopause (ANM) is controversial. We aimed to explore these associations by overcoming two possible reasons for inconsistent findings: (1) a lack of information on weight change from a fixed time point up until menopause and (2) a possibility of capturing a spurious association between later ANM and greater weight gain because of a longer time span.