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dc.contributor.authorLundblad, Marie Wasmuth
dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, Bjarne K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T11:45:03Z
dc.date.available2018-10-16T11:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-01
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Purpose</i>: Early age at menarche (AAM) has been associated with increased mortality and morbidity, including premature death from all causes, breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the association between AAM and all-cause mortality.</p> <p><i>Subjects and methods</i>: A total of 12,409 women aged 25–94 years who took part in the fourth Tromsø Study in Norway during 1994–1995 were included in this prospective population-based study with a mean 18.7 years of follow-up. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis was used to investigate the association between AAM and all-cause mortality with adjustment for known confounders (age, body mass index, physical activity, level of education and smoking history).</p> <p><i>Results</i>: During the 18.7 years of follow-up, a total of 2,203 women died. There was no association between AAM and all-cause mortality before or after adjusting for possible confounding factors.</p> <p><i>Conclusion</i>: This prospective study of 12,409 women did not find any association between AAM and all-cause mortality.</p>en_US
dc.descriptionFirst published by Dove Medical Press. Source at <a href=https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S158706> https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S158706</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLundblad, M.W. & Jacobsen, B.K. (2018). Is age at menarche associated with total mortality? The Tromsø Study. International Journal of Women's Health, 10, 203-209. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S158706en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1584742
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/IJWH.S158706
dc.identifier.issn1179-1411
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13975
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherDove Medical Pressen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Women's Health
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Gynecology and obstetrics: 756en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Gynekologi og obstetrikk: 756en_US
dc.subjectmenarcheen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectPopulation-baseden_US
dc.subjectprospectiveen_US
dc.subjectpubertyen_US
dc.titleIs age at menarche associated with total mortality? The Tromsø Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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