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. 2020 Apr 28;35(5):1185–1198. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deaa069

Table V.

Associations of weight status change from childhood to adulthood with menstrual irregularity in CDAH and the BBS.

Weight status from childhood to adulthood CDAH BBS
n Cases (%)a Unadjusted model Model 1 n Cases (%)a Unadjusted model Model 1a
RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
1010 1238
Persistently normal 786 (57.9) Ref. Ref. 850 (36.4) Ref. Ref.
Normal to overweight/obese 447 (32.9) 0.97 0.93–1.30 1.04 0.77–1.39 889 (38.0) 1.26 1.01–1.57 1.29 1.03–1.61
Overweight/obese to normal 16 (1.2) 1.57 0.65–3.81 1.65 0.70–3.89 44 (1.9) 1.47 0.89–2.43 1.47 0.88–2.46
Persistently overweight/obese 108 (8.0) 1.63 1.09–2.45 1.76 1.15–2.71 554 (23.7) 1.36 1.01–1.83 1.39 1.01–1.90

Model 1: adjust for age at menarche, highest parental education and own-education

aThe total number of observations in each weight status category from childhood to adulthood