Associations of age at natural menopause and occupations in Chinese female workers: A cross-sectional study

Aims: To investigate the impact of occupation types on age at natural menopause. Methods: This is a nation-wide cross-sectional study based on 17,948 female workers aged over 40, who come from different industries or organizations. A face-to-face standardized questionnaire was conducted in all parti...

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Published in:Environmental research 2021-04, Vol.195, p.110776, Article 110776
Main Authors: Qi, Tongyun, Huang, Yizhou, Li, Saisai, Ying, Qian, Jiang, Zhaoqiang, Ma, Linjuan, Li, Chunming, Chen, Peiqiong, Xu, Wenxian, Lan, Yibing, Chu, Ketan, Xu, Ling, Lou, Jianlin, Yu, Wenlan, Zhou, Jianhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age at natural menopause
Aged
China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cross-sectional study
Female
Humans
Industry
ISCO08
Menopause
Occupation
Occupations
Pregnancy
Reproductive aging
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Summary:Aims: To investigate the impact of occupation types on age at natural menopause. Methods: This is a nation-wide cross-sectional study based on 17,948 female workers aged over 40, who come from different industries or organizations. A face-to-face standardized questionnaire was conducted in all participants with the help of occupational hygienists. Occupational titles were coded according to the International Standard Classification of Occupations (2008) (ISCO08). Cox regression model was used to assess the association between each independent occupation and menopausal timing. Models were adjusted for marriage, education, average annual family income, parity, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption. Results: Higher risks of earlier age at natural menopause was found among legislators and senior officials (ISCO Minor group:111, HR = 2.328, P 
ISSN:0013-9351
1096-0953
DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2021.110776