Table 3.
Adjusted mean age at menopause for REGARDS interview respondents with natural menopause.
| Age (years) (n= 10,198c) |
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|---|---|---|
| Region | Age | p-value |
| South | 47.5 | -- |
| Northeast | 48.4 | <0.0001 |
| Midwest | 48.2 | 0.0001 |
| West | 48.0 | 0.02 |
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| Race | ||
| White | 48.1 | -- |
| Black | 48.0 | 0.69 |
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| Age | ||
| <55 | 45.9 | -- |
| 55-64 | 48.5 | <0.0001 |
| 65-74 | 48.9 | <0.0001 |
| ≥75 | 48.9 | <0.0001 |
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| Parity | ||
| 0 | 47.6 | -- |
| 1 | 47.9 | 0.33 |
| ≥ 2 | 48.6 | <0.0001 |
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| Annual income | ||
| < $20,000 | 47.7 | -- |
| $20,000-34,999 | 48.0 | 0.04 |
| $35,000-74,999 | 48.4 | 0.0005 |
| ≥$75,000 | 48.2 | 0.03 |
| Refused | 47.9 | 0.23 |
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| Education level | ||
| < HS | 47.4 | -- |
| Graduated HS | 48.1 | 0.0007 |
| Some collegea | 48.2 | 0.0002 |
| Graduated college | 48.6 | <0.0001 |
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| Self-reported history of CVDb | ||
| No | 48.2 | -- |
| Yes | 47.9 | 0.04 |
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| Physical activity per week | ||
| none | 47.8 | -- |
| 1-3 | 48.2 | 0.0007 |
| ≥4 | 48.1 | 0.01 |
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| Smoking | ||
| Never | 48.7 | -- |
| Current | 47.1 | <0.0001 |
| Past | 48.3 | 0.005 |
a
Indicates some college, trade school or technical classes taken
b
Reported personal history of myocardial infarction, stroke, TIA, carotid endarterectomy, coronary intervention, repair of aortic aneurysm and/or peripheral artery intervention
c
Indicates total participants with complete data for all covariates considered in analysis