Age at menopause, reproductive life span, and type 2 diabetes risk: results from the EPIC-InterAct study

Judith S Brand, Yvonne T van der Schouw, N Charlotte Onland-Moret, Stephen J Sharp, Ken K Ong, Kay-Tee Khaw, Eva Ardanaz, Pilar Amiano, Heiner Boeing, Maria-Dolores Chirlaque, Françoise Clavel-Chapelon, Francesca L Crowe, Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain, Eric J Duell, Guy Fagherazzi, Paul W Franks, Sara Grioni, Leif C Groop, Rudolf Kaaks, Timothy J KeyPeter M Nilsson, Kim Overvad, Domenico Palli, Salvatore Panico, J Ramón Quirós, Olov Rolandsson, Carlotta Sacerdote, María-José Sánchez, Nadia Slimani, Birgit Teucher, Anne Tjonneland, Rosario Tumino, Daphne L van der A, Edith J M Feskens, Claudia Langenberg, Nita G Forouhi, Elio Riboli, Nicholas J Wareham, InterAct Consortium

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Abstract

Age at menopause is an important determinant of future health outcomes, but little is known about its relationship with type 2 diabetes. We examined the associations of menopausal age and reproductive life span (menopausal age minus menarcheal age) with diabetes risk.
Original languageEnglish
JournalDiabetes Care. Supplement
Volume36
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)1012-9
Number of pages8
ISSN1064-9131
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013

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