Open AccessEarly menopause, number of reproductive years, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
Author(s) -
Donna KritzSilverstein,
E. Barrett-Connor
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.7.983
Subject(s) - menopause , menarche , medicine , osteoporosis , bone mineral , bone density , gynecology , obstetrics , endocrinology
Previous studies have reported positive associations of age at menopause with bone density and inverse associations of age at menarche with bone density. This study examined the relationships of early age at menopause and number of reproductive years (defined as age at menopause minus age at menarche) with bone density in postmenopausal women.