Rizk D E, Bener A, Ezimokhai M, Hassan M Y, Micallef R
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Maturitas. 1998 Jun 17;29(3):197-202. doi: 10.1016/s0378-5122(98)00010-3.
To determine the median age of natural menopause in United Arab Emirates women, the factors affecting that age and the prevalence of climacteric symptoms amongst those women.
A population-based survey was conducted on a community sample of United Arab Emirates women who had had natural menopause defined as cessation of menstruation for at least 6 months at the end of reproductive years. A total of 742 women aged 40 years and above were recruited from both urban and rural areas of the country using the multi-stage stratified cluster sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and face to face interviews and included a number of familial, reproductive and life-style variables.
The median age of the menopause in the United Arab Emirates is 48 years (mean = 47.3 +/- 3.29, range 40-59). This is significantly lower than the median age reported from the West (50.3 years). The subject median age of the menopause was significantly related to that of the mother (P < 0.001), older sister (P < 0.001), parity (P < 0.0001) and the previous use of oral contraceptive pills for more than 1 year (P < 0.001). Hot flushes were the commonest feature of the menopause occurring in 45% of women.
The age of natural menopause in United Arab Emirates women, as in other developing countries, is less than in Western women and may be influenced by genetic factors, parity and previous use of oral contraceptives. Climacteric symptomatology, however, is similar in the different patient groups.
确定阿联酋女性自然绝经的中位年龄、影响该年龄的因素以及这些女性中更年期症状的患病率。
对阿联酋女性社区样本进行基于人群的调查，这些女性经历了自然绝经，定义为生殖年龄结束时月经停止至少6个月。使用多阶段分层整群抽样技术，从该国城乡地区招募了742名40岁及以上的女性。通过结构化问卷和面对面访谈收集数据，包括一些家族、生殖和生活方式变量。
阿联酋绝经的中位年龄为48岁（平均=47.3±3.29，范围40 - 59岁）。这显著低于西方报道的中位年龄（50.3岁）。绝经的受试者中位年龄与母亲的年龄（P<0.001）、姐姐的年龄（P<0.001）、产次（P<0.0001）以及以前使用口服避孕药超过1年（P<0.001）显著相关。潮热是更年期最常见的特征，45%的女性出现潮热。
与其他发展中国家一样，阿联酋女性自然绝经的年龄低于西方女性，可能受遗传因素、产次和以前使用口服避孕药的影响。然而，不同患者群体的更年期症状相似。
