TY - JOUR
A2 - Ong, Kwok Leung
AU - Zhou, Wei
AU - Wang, Tao
AU - Zhu, Lingjuan
AU - Wen, Minghua
AU - Hu, Lihua
AU - Huang, Xiao
AU - You, Chunjiao
AU - Li, Juxiang
AU - Wu, Yanqing
AU - Wu, Qinghua
AU - Bao, Huihui
AU - Cheng, Xiaoshu
PY - 2019
DA - 2019/11/03
TI - Association between Age at Menarche and Hypertension among Females in Southern China: A Cross-Sectional Study
SP - 9473182
VL - 2019
AB - Background. Association between age at menarche (AAM) and hypertension remains a controversial topic, and data in China were sparse. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between AAM and hypertension in Chinese female population. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 5,102 females aged ≥15 years were enrolled. Self-reported AAM was assessed by the questionnaire. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and AAM. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between hypertension and AAM. Generalized additive model (GAM) and smooth curve fitting (penalized spline method) were conducted to explore the exact shape of curve between them. Results. The overall mean of AAM was 15.5 years. Each additional year of AAM was associated with a 15% higher risk of hypertension (odds ratio (OR) = 1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.11–1.19). Among females with hypertension, there was a significant positive association between AAM and SBP (β = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.29–1.46) and DBP (β = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.47–1.13). A significantly higher risk of hypertension was found in younger subjects (15–44 y: OR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.21–1.55; P for interaction = 0.009) compared with those aged between 62 and 97 y.Conclusions. AAM was positively associated with hypertension and blood pressure, especially among females in early adulthood from southern China.
SN - 2090-0384
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9473182
DO - 10.1155/2019/9473182
JF - International Journal of Hypertension
PB - Hindawi
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