Alexis N Reeves1, Michael R Elliott2, Maria M Brooks3, Carrie A Karvonen-Gutierrez4, Irina Bondarenko5, Michelle M Hood4, Siobán D Harlow6. 1. Epidemiologic Science, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: alexisnr@umich.edu. 2. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 3. Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 4. Epidemiologic Science, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 5. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 6. Epidemiologic Science, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Women's cardio-metabolic risk increases in midlife. Previous work relating menopause symptoms to diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) does not consider the adverse impact of multiple concurrent physical and psychological symptoms in midlife. METHODS: Data are from 3097 participants in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, a cohort of midlife women followed for over 20 years. Baseline latent symptom classes (LSC) were derived from 58 questions assessing physical, psychological and menopausal symptoms. Six identified LSCs ranged from 1 (most symptoms present at high severity) to 6 (few symptoms present at low severity). Accelerated failure time models estimated time to onset of type 2 diabetes and MetS for each LSC. RESULTS: Women with multiple high/moderate severity symptoms had an earlier onset of diabetes (13.2%, 14.1% and 20.8% earlier onset in LSCs 1, 2, 3, respectively) and MetS (15.5%, 13.0% and 19.7% earlier onset in LSCs 1, 2, 3, respectively) than women with few/low severity symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Having multiple concurrent moderate to high intensity physical and psychological symptoms in midlife are associated with early onset of diabetes and MetS. Monitoring and subsequent intervention on a broad range of symptoms in midlife may significantly mitigate cardio-metabolic risk during this critical life stage.
PURPOSE: Women's cardio-metabolic risk increases in midlife. Previous work relating menopause symptoms to diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) does not consider the adverse impact of multiple concurrent physical and psychological symptoms in midlife. METHODS: Data are from 3097 participants in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, a cohort of midlife women followed for over 20 years. Baseline latent symptom classes (LSC) were derived from 58 questions assessing physical, psychological and menopausal symptoms. Six identified LSCs ranged from 1 (most symptoms present at high severity) to 6 (few symptoms present at low severity). Accelerated failure time models estimated time to onset of type 2 diabetes and MetS for each LSC. RESULTS: Women with multiple high/moderate severity symptoms had an earlier onset of diabetes (13.2%, 14.1% and 20.8% earlier onset in LSCs 1, 2, 3, respectively) and MetS (15.5%, 13.0% and 19.7% earlier onset in LSCs 1, 2, 3, respectively) than women with few/low severity symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Having multiple concurrent moderate to high intensity physical and psychological symptoms in midlife are associated with early onset of diabetes and MetS. Monitoring and subsequent intervention on a broad range of symptoms in midlife may significantly mitigate cardio-metabolic risk during this critical life stage.
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