Association between premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, socioeconomic status in a nationally representative sample from Korea
- 주제(키워드) Premature ovarian insufficiency , Early menopause , Socioeconomic status , Korea , KNHANES
- 주제(기타) Geriatrics & Gerontology
- 주제(기타) Obstetrics & Gynecology
- 설명문(일반) [Lim, Young-Mee; Jeong, Kyungah; Lee, Sa Ra; Chung, Hye Won] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Coll Med, Seoul, South Korea; [Lee, Wanhyung] Catholic Univ Korea, Dept Occupat & Environm Med, Seoul St Marys Hosp, Coll Med, 222 Banpo Daero, Seoul 06591, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
- 발행년도 2019
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000171890
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.12.004
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30704561
초록/요약
Objective: We investigated whether, in the Korean population, the risk of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and early menopause varies with a woman's socioeconomic status, evaluated in relation to income, education, and occupation. Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based study involved 31,508 women aged > 19 years registered in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) (2007-2016). Menopausal status and socioeconomic status were obtained from self-reported KNHANES data. A logistic regression model was applied to test whether POI and early menopause varied with socioeconomic status. Results: The prevalence of POI was 2.41% and of early menopause was 5.89%. The annual incidence of POI during the investigation period plateaued, while that of early menopause showed a linear trend. The risk of POI was significantly higher among participants with lower household incomes (odds ratio [OR], 95% confidence interval [CI]; 1.44, 1.16-1.78) and lower levels of education (OR, 95% CI: 1.75, 1.16-2.65) after adjustment for age. Conclusion: The prevalence of POI in the Korean population was almost twice that reported in a previous study. Lower socioeconomic status was associated with an increased risk of POI and early menopause. Further studies are warranted to investigate this association.
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