Age At Menopause: A Female Risk Factor of Stroke?

Age at Natural Menopause and Stroke Mortality

Background and Purpose—Young age at natural menopause has been related to increased cardiovascular mortality, but few studies have examined the relationship with stroke risk specifically. Methods—In a cohort of 19 731 Norwegian women, we analyzed the relationship between age at natural menopause and stroke mortality. A total of 3561 women died of stroke during the 37-year follow-up from 1961 th...

Determinants of Age at Natural Menopause in Shiraz

The mean age at natural menopause and its determinants among Shirazi women (southern Iran) was calculated.  The data were obtained from a population- based cross-sectional study carried out in the year 2000.  Interviews were carried out and observations made on 948 women who had incurred natural menopause. They were randomly chosen using postal zones housing sample framework of Shiraz.Mean±SD a...

Age at natural menopause and risk of ischemic stroke: the Framingham heart study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Women have increased lifetime stroke risk and more disabling strokes compared with men. Insights into the association between menopause and stroke could lead to new prevention strategies for women. The objective of this study was to examine the association of age at natural menopause with ischemic stroke risk in the Framingham Heart Study. METHODS Participants included ...

Age at natural menopause and risk of cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND Early natural menopause has been postulated to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE To examine the relation of age at natural menopause with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in the Nurses' Health Study. METHODS Analysis was restricted to 35 616 naturally postmenopausal women who never used estrogen replacement therapy and with no diagnosed cardiov...

Age at Menopause and Its Main Predictors among Iranian Women