Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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Michelle A Williams

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• Research Article
  Association of Age at Menarche and Menstrual Characteristics with Adult Onset Asthma among Reproductive Age Women
  Author(s): Neway G Fida, Michelle A Williams and Daniel A EnquobahrieNeway G Fida, Michelle A Williams and Daniel A Enquobahrie
  
  Background: Observations of increasing asthma incidence, decreasing age at menarche, and common risk factors have led investigators to hypothesize potential associations of age at menarche or menstrual characteristics with incidence of adult onset asthma. We evaluated these associations among reproductive age women. Methods: Study participants were selected from among women enrolled in a pregnancy cohort study. Information on age at menarche, menstrual characteristics, and history of asthma was collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Adult onset asthma was defined as asthma first diagnosed after onset of menarche. Women who had no information on asthma and menstrual history and those who were diagnosed with asthma before menarche were excluded. A total of 3,461 women comprised the analytic population. Logistic regression was u.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-038X.1000111

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