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. 2021 Feb 23;21:79. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01228-1

Table3.

Results of age-adjusted Weibull accelerated failure time (AFT) survival regression model to explore potential factors associated with age at natural menopause

Factors Parametric survival p Value
regression coefficient (95% CI)
Age of menarche(years) 0.00 (− 0.01, 0.01) 0.951
Age at marriage − 0.09 (− 0.43, 0.23) 0.524
Gravity − 0.11 (− 0.46, 0.23) 0.506
Number of abortions − 0.01 (− 0.02, 0.01) 0.405
Parity 0.00 (− 0.00, 0.01) 0.223
BMI
Underweight < 18.5 − 0.09 (− 0.27, − 0.01) 0.023*
Overweight/Obese > 25 − 0.03 (− 0.05, − 0.02) 0.000*
Normal 18.5–24.9 Ref
Having history of irregular(yes/no) menstrual cycle 0.03 (− 0.01, 0.06) 0.135
Smoking habitus
Daily − 0.04 (− 0.10, 0.02) 0.205
Occasionally 0.00 (− 0.11, 0.13) 0.908
Never
OCs > 6 months (yes/no) 0.12 (0.07, 0.17) 0.001*

BMI; body mass index, OC; oral contraceptives

Weibull accelerated failure time survival regression model was run over 3560 non-menopause women who were followed to reach the event

*Significant level at < 0.05