Mortality Risk Among Women With Premenstrual Disorders in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Premenstrual disorders (PMDs) adversely affect the quality of life of millions of women worldwide, yet research on the long-term consequences of PMDs is limited, and the risk of mortality has not been explored.

Objective

To estimate the associations of PMDs with overall and cause-specific mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide, population-based, matched cohort study used data from population and health registers in Sweden. Participants included women of reproductive age with a first diagnosis of PMDs between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2018. Data analysis was performed from September 2022 to April 2023.

Exposures

PMDs were identified through inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and drug dispensing.

Main outcomes and measu

SUBMITTER: Opatowski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11134214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature