Shuyao Sun, Rong Du, Suyuan Wang, Yanhong Guo, Hua He, Xi Wang, Dan Zhang, Weijing Yin, Mingxia Li, Yunhong Wu, Chenghui Zhang

Age at menopause was not associated with microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

  • General Medicine
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This study aimed to determine whether there is an association between the age at menopause (AM) and diabetic microvascular complications. This cross-sectional study included 298 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. They were divided into 3 groups according to AM (in years; group 1: AM < 45 years, n = 32; group 2:45 ≤ AM < 50 years, n = 102; group 3: AM ≥ 50 years, n = 164). Clinical data related to the duration of type 2 diabetes, body mass index, smoking status, hypertension status, AM, biochemical indices, and diabetic microvascular complications (retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy) were collected. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the association between the AM and diabetic microvascular complications. No statistical differences were observed in the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, or diabetic peripheral neuropathy between the groups. After adjusting for possible confounders, AM did not correlate with the presence of diabetic retinopathy (β = 1.03, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.94–1.14, P = .511), chronic kidney disease (β = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.97–1.12, P = .280), and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (β = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.93–1.09, P = .853). Our findings suggest that early menopause (age < 45 years) was not associated with microvascular diabetic complications. Further prospective studies are needed to clarify this issue.

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