Age at Menopause and Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is limited evidence regarding the association between age at menopause and incident type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Objective

To investigate whether age at menopause and premature menopause are associated with T2D incidence in postmenopausal Korean women.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study was conducted among a nationally representative sample from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database of 1 125 378 postmenopausal women without T2D who enrolled in 2009. The median (IQR) follow-up was 8.4 (8.1-8.7) years. Data were analyzed in March 2024.

Exposures

Age at menopause and premature menopause (menopause onset at age <40 years).

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was incident T2D. Multivariab

SUBMITTER: Ko BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751743 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature