Early menarche and adult major depressive disorder among Japanese women: The role of childhood traumatic experience and socioeconomic conditions in young adulthood

Aim The aim of this study is to examine the long‐term impact of early menarche with adult depression, and to assess whether this association was explained by childhood traumatic experience and socioeconomic condition in early adulthood. Methods The data were derived from World Mental Health Survey J...

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Published in:PCN reports 2022-09, Vol.1 (3), p.e16-n/a
Main Authors: Umeda, Maki, Kawakami, Norito, Shimoda, Haruki, Miyamoto, Karin, Ishikawa, Hanako, Tachimori, Hisateru, Takeshima, Tadashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
child adversities
Childhood
depression
Domestic violence
Educational attainment
Employment
Interviews
Japan
Menarche
Menstruation
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Original
Parents & parenting
Questionnaires
Sex crimes
Sexual abuse
Socioeconomic factors
Teenage pregnancy
women
Womens health
Young adults
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Summary:Aim The aim of this study is to examine the long‐term impact of early menarche with adult depression, and to assess whether this association was explained by childhood traumatic experience and socioeconomic condition in early adulthood. Methods The data were derived from World Mental Health Survey Japan Second, a cross‐sectional survey conducted among Japanese community residents between 2013 and 2015. We used the data of female respondents aged 20–75 years (N = 1171). Hazard ratio (HR) of the onset of major depression up to 40 years was calculated for an early‐menarche group and a non‐early‐menarche group, respectively. Kaplan–Meier curve and log–rank statistics were used to examine the difference in failure. Cox proportional hazard models were administered for the association of major depression with early‐menarche and early‐life psychosocial factors. Results Risk for major depressive disorders were three to four times higher in an early‐menarche group, and the differences in survival functions were significant (p 
ISSN:2769-2558
2769-2558
DOI:10.1002/pcn5.16