Symptomatic menopausal transition and risk of subsequent stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the long-term risk of stroke in women who have experienced symptomatic menopausal transition.

Methods

In this nationwide, population-based cohort study conducted from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2013, we identified 22,058 women with no prior history of stroke, who experienced symptomatic menopausal transition at ≥45 years of age. Moreover, 22,058 women without symptomatic menopause were matched by propensity scores and enrolled as a comparison group. The propensity score was calculated by using all characteristic variables of each subject, including demographics (age and monthly income), comorbidities (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructi

SUBMITTER: Yu CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6825412 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature