Sociodemographic factors and age at natural menopause in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2005; 11 (1-2): 146-154
in English
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ABSTRACT
With increasing life expectancy, menopause is an increasingly important aspect of women's health. We recorded the age at natural menopause among women in a population-based cross-sectional study in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran, in summer 2000. Interviews with 948 randomly selected menopausal women showed the mean [st and ard deviation] age at menopause was 48.3 [5.3] years [95% CI 48.0-48.6], median 49 years. The sociodemographic and health behaviour factors that were significantly related to early mean age of menopause were never married [44.7 years], low income level [47.4 years], low social class [45.8 years], tobacco use [47.9 years] and non-consanguineous husb and [48.1 years]
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Cross-Sectional Studies
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Analysis of Variance
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Factor Analysis, Statistical
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Age Factors
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Age Distribution
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Educational Status
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2005
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