Key result
Later age at menarche linked to ~0.9 mmHg lower SBP per year in postmenopausal women.
Why the study?
The associations of age at menarche and menopause with hypertension in postmenopausal women were unclear and needed investigation.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,500)
No
Effect estimate: -0.857 mmHg per year increase in menarche age
p-value: p=0.001
Does not support practice change from menarche history alone; leaves open causal links and need for prospective validation in postmenopausal hypertension.
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Ahmadnia et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=1,500). Age at menarche and menopause vs. Later age at menarche was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure (-0.857 mmHg per year increase in menarche age, p=0.001). Early menarche was associated with higher systolic blood pressure, with average systolic blood pressure decreasing by 0.857 mmHg for each one-year increase in age at menarche among postmenopausal women.
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