Association between reproductive lifespan and lung function among postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT: Correspondence to: Hye Yun Park, MD, PhD. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, South Korea. Email: [e-mail]; Juhee Cho, PhD. Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, South Korea. Email: [e-mail].

Background

Both age of menarche and menopause are associated with impaired lung function. However, there is limited data on the association between reproductive lifespan (RL) and lung function. This study aims to evaluate the association between RL and lung function among postmenopausal women.

Methods

In the Korean National Health and

SUBMITTER: Lim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475608 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature