Sex Differences in Memory: Do Female Reproductive Factors Explain the Differences?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The sex differences in memory impairment were inconclusive, and the effect of female reproductive factors (age at menarche, age at menopause, and reproductive period) on the differences was not clear. We aimed to examine the sex differences in objective and subjective memory impairment in postmenopausal women and age- and education-matched men and explore whether the differences were differed by female reproductive factors.

Methods

Data were obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Using the case-control matching method, 3,218 paired postmenopausal women and men matched for age and education were selected. Memory was assessed using the three-word recall task and a self-rated question. Poisson regression models with a robust error variance

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073013 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature