한국 여성의 초경 연령과 만성 비전염성 질환과의 관계: 2016-2018 국민건강영양조사 자료 활용

초록

The aim of this study is to examine age at menarche of Korean women to check the trend and to identify the association with chronic non-inflammatory diseases. Using the 2016-2018 Korea national health nutrition survey, women aged 20-49 years were identified by regression analysis such as demographic characteristics, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, by dividing the initial age into early AAM (under 11 years old), average AAM (12-15 years old), and late AAM (16-19 years). As a result, the mean age of AAM was 12.8±0.03 years. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in the early AAM group (OR=1.97, 95% CI=1.24-3.13, p=.004), higher in dyslipidemia. The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis was significantly lower in the early AAM group (OR=0.07, 95% CI=0,01-0,49, p= .008). This study is meaningful in confirming the relationship between AAM and non-communicable disease in Korean women using the latest nationally representative data, and follow-up studies to identify related factors affecting the prevalence of each disease should be conducted in the future.

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