Neslihan Carda S, Bilge S A, Oztürk T N, Oya G, Ece O, Hamiyet B
Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Hospital Menopause Center, Ankara,
Maturitas. 1998 Sep 20;30(1):37-40. doi: 10.1016/s0378-5122(98)00041-3.
An interview based survey to reveal age at menopause and associated factors was conducted in a clinic based sample of Turkish women living mainly in an urban area. Interviews by a psychologist were obtained from 1500 women aged 41-70. The study included only women who had undergone natural menopause and had their last menstrual bleeding at least 1 year previously. The mean and median age at menopause was 47.8 +/- 4.0 and 51, respectively. Parity and BMI had a statistically significant impact on the age of menopause (P = 0.0397 and 0.0403). The most common symptoms were muscle and- or joint and- or bone pain (82.3%) and hot flushes (73.9%). Although the population was clinic based, this study is the first one of its kind in Turkish women.
在一个以诊所为基础、主要居住在城市地区的土耳其女性样本中，开展了一项基于访谈的调查，以揭示绝经年龄及相关因素。对1500名年龄在41 - 70岁的女性进行了心理学家访谈。该研究仅纳入自然绝经且末次月经出血至少在1年以前的女性。绝经的平均年龄和中位年龄分别为47.8±4.0岁和51岁。产次和体重指数对绝经年龄有统计学显著影响（P = 0.0397和0.0403）。最常见的症状是肌肉和/或关节和/或骨骼疼痛（82.3%）以及潮热（73.9%）。尽管该人群是以诊所为基础的，但这项研究是土耳其女性中此类研究的首例。
