The early onset of menopause has been shown to correlate with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Researchers have investigated the premise that whatever makes some women predisposed to early menopause may also make them more susceptible to diabetes.
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Recently, a study conducted by Drs. Taulant Muka and Eralda Asllanaj, both from the Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, investigated the links between the natural onset of menopause and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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The study defines as “postmenopausal” someone who has not menstruated in at least a year.
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Out of the 3,639 women who did not have diabetes at the beginning of the study, 348 were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during the follow-up period.
The researchers found that women who started menopause early (before age 40) were 3.7 times more likely to develop diabetes than women who started menopause later in life (between the ages of 45 and 55).
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The researchers suggest that whatever may cause early menopause in some women might also be responsible for their predisposition to diabetes, hinting at hidden genetic factors. They say, “Our findings might suggest that the risk of diabetes related to menopause is already there before menopause begins.”
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