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Abstract
The present study had two objectives: (I) to register the prevalence of a number of
climacteric complaints in a Danish general population cohort and (2) retrospectively
to test the validity of an association between climacteric complaints, menopausal
development, occurence of life events and social background. A postal questionnaire
sent to the 51-year-old female population living in four Copenhagen suburbs,(N = 597, response rate = 88%) included information on menstrual pattern and change,
hormonal treatment, socioeconomic data and a 4-year retrospective annual registration
of prevalence of a number of climacteric complaints and life events. Logistic regression
analyses performed on a restricted sample (women who experienced a natural menopausal
development) revealed prevalence of hot flushes, moodiness and fatigue to be significantly
associated with transitions in menopausal status. Fatigue, moodiness and depression
were strongly associated with socio-economic variables. Life events were only occasionally
associated with prevalence of the studied complaints.
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Publication history
Accepted:
February 2,
1993
Received in revised form:
February 1,
1993
Received:
June 22,
1992
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© 1993 Published by Elsevier Inc.
