Associated Factors of the Natural Late-menopause among Korean Women

Objectives: Up to now, the studies about menopausal age were focused on the relationships with reproduction factors and the results weren't consistent or the subjects were limited in small groups. This study aimed to identify the relationship between the natural late-menopause and related factors including socioeconomic factors, in Korean women. Methods: This paper used the secondary data for analyses which was derived from the national representative samples of 1,236 women; National Health and Nutrition Surveys by Korea Institute for Health and Social affairs in 2005. For data analyses, Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were adopted for the samples of women who were in natural menopausal status. The related factors with the age at menopause were included socio-economic variables and health related variables (physical or clinical variables & health behavior variables).