Early Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women With or Without Type 2 Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis of 9,374 Postmenopausal Women

What is it about?

Early menopause may be associated with higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), coupled with early menopause, may result in even greater CVD risk in women. We examined CVD risk in women with early compared to normal-age menopause, with and without T2DM overall and by race/ethnicity. Using a pooled cohort from three large multi-ethnic cardiovascular cohorts, we found early menopause was associated with increased risk for CVD in postmenopausal women. T2DM may further augment the risk, particularly in black women.

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