Analysis on correlation between menarche age and metabolic syndrome among natural menopausal women in an area of Jiangsu province / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the correlation between menarche age and metabolisyndrome (MS) in natural menopause women .MethodThree thousand two hundred and founatural menopausal women aged 45-64 yearold were selected from 7 ad-ministrative villagein Taixing areand performed the questionnaire investigation ,physical measurementand biochemical test. The respondentwere divided into differengroupof lesthan 14 yearold ,15-16 yearold and more than 17 yearold according to the menarche age .The Mdiagnostistandard by the International DiabeteFederation (IDF ,2005) and the modified diagnostistandard based on the Asian by the third treatmenreporof the national cholesterol education program adultreatmengroup (NCEP ATPⅢ ,2005) were adopted and the Logistiregression analysiwaused foanalyzing the correlation between menarche age and M.ResultThe Mcrude prevalence rate in thigroup wa35 .39% (IDF ,2005) and 20 .57% (NCEP ATP Ⅲ ,2005);the Logistiregression analysishowed thathe conclusion by the two kindof Mdiagnostistandard waconsisten,I .e .earliemenarche age (lesthan 14 yearold) increased the Moccurrence[aftemultivariable adjusting OR=1 .41(1 .10-1 .82) and 1 .55 (1 .16-2 .08)] ,in addition ,earliemenarche age also significantly increased the central obesity risk in women ,while latemenarche age (＞16 yearold) had no correlation with M.Conclusion The earliemenarche age irisk factoof M.So the health publici-ty and education ,prevention and control on the menopausal women with earliemenarche age should be strengthened .