The influence of lifestyle, diet, and reproductive history on age at natural menopause in Spain: Analysis from the EPIC-Spain sub-cohort.

Leila Lujan-BarrosoKarina GibertMireia Obón-SantacanaMaría Dolores ChirlaqueMaría-Jose SánchezNerea LarrañagaAurelio BarricarteJose Ramón QuirósElena Salamanca-FernándezSandra Colorado-YoharBasilio Gómez-PozoAntonio AgudoEric J Duell

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2018)

Our results confirm that women who smoked had an earlier age at natural menopause, while use of oral contraceptives, higher number of pregnancies, and irregularity of menses were associated with a prolonged reproductive lifespan. No associations were observed for dietary habits assessed after the age of 40 years.

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physical activity
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
adipose tissue
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
gestational age
data analysis
cervical cancer screening
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