Cohort profile: a prospective Australian cohort study of women's reproductive characteristics and risk of chronic disease from menarche to premenopause (M-PreM).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous studies have identified associations between individual reproductive factors and chronic disease risk among postmenopausal women. However, few have investigated the association of different markers of reproductive function, their interactions and risk factors of chronic disease among women approaching menopause. The Menarche-to-PreMenopause (M-PreM) Study aims to examine the relationship between reproductive factors across the reproductive lifespan and risk indicators for chronic disease among women in their early-to-mid-40s. The purpose of this cohort profile paper is to describe the rationale, study design and participant characteristics of the M-PreM Study.

Participants

Women born in 1973-1978 who participated in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women

SUBMITTER: Chan HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9621184 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature