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Factors that influence natural menopause onset in China: a cross-sectional study
Xuming Wang
Guilin Medical University
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Background
This paper aimed to explore the average natural menopause age, the span of menopausal age, and the related factors that will probably affect the natural menopause age of Chinese women.
Methods
A large-scale random sampling of menopausal women aged 32-75 years in 18 provinces or municipalities throughout China was conducted using paper questionnaire surveys to investigate the menopause age, menarche age, fertility status, illness history, and living habits. The SPSS 24.0 software package was used to carry out t test, chi-square test, logistic regression, and other statistical analyses.
Results
A total of 5852 questionnaires were collected. After excluding questionnaires having no menopause, questionnaires with incomplete or invalid information, and questionnaires that may directly affect the age of menopause, such as hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and other factors that may affect natural menopause, a total of 4426 effective questionnaires have been collected, and the average age of natural menopause was 49.49 ± 3.67 years old.
Conclusion
Factors that may affect the age of natural menopause are weight, menarche age, marital status, drinking tea or not (often and daily), eating supplements, oral contraceptive contraception, and safe contraception.
Keywords
Age of onset, Epidemiologic factor, Menopause, Perimenopause
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Factors that influence natural menopause onset in China: a cross-sectional study
Xuming Wang
Guilin Medical University
Corresponding Author
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Potential risks to human health
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CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 21 Sep, 2020
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 24 Dec, 2020
Review #3 received
Received 20 Dec, 2020
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 05 Dec, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 21 Sep, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 21 Sep, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 21 Sep, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 21 Sep, 2020
Editor assigned
On 16 Sep, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 16 Sep, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 15 Sep, 2020
Editor invited
On 15 Sep, 2020
First submitted
On 13 Aug, 2020
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
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Subject Areas
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Background
This paper aimed to explore the average natural menopause age, the span of menopausal age, and the related factors that will probably affect the natural menopause age of Chinese women.
Methods
A large-scale random sampling of menopausal women aged 32-75 years in 18 provinces or municipalities throughout China was conducted using paper questionnaire surveys to investigate the menopause age, menarche age, fertility status, illness history, and living habits. The SPSS 24.0 software package was used to carry out t test, chi-square test, logistic regression, and other statistical analyses.
Results
A total of 5852 questionnaires were collected. After excluding questionnaires having no menopause, questionnaires with incomplete or invalid information, and questionnaires that may directly affect the age of menopause, such as hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and other factors that may affect natural menopause, a total of 4426 effective questionnaires have been collected, and the average age of natural menopause was 49.49 ± 3.67 years old.
Conclusion
Factors that may affect the age of natural menopause are weight, menarche age, marital status, drinking tea or not (often and daily), eating supplements, oral contraceptive contraception, and safe contraception.