Hypertens res: Alert! The earlier the menarche, the higher the risk of hypertension in later life!

March 11, 2019 / bioun / - according to their latest research, the age of women's menarche is related to their high blood pressure in later life Researchers found that the earlier menarche occurs, the higher the possibility of high blood pressure in later life The study, published in hypertension research, aims to find out the effect of the time of menarche and menopause on some chronic diseases in later life However, the existing research has not reached a consensus Photo source: https://pixabay.com "some studies have shown that early menarche increases the risk of hypertension in later life, while others have the opposite." Luqi Shen, a doctoral student at the UGA School of public health and the author of the study, said The researchers assessed data from 7893 Chinese women who participated in the longitudinal study of health and retirement in China, including information on the biology, demographic characteristics and lifestyle habits that may lead to hypertension Shen said the connection may be explained by the speed of our body's development When a system of the body develops or degenerates early, it will affect other parts of the body "Women with early menarche do not have the best cardiovascular system development, so the risk of serious diseases like hypertension in later life is higher So that's the relationship between the time of menarche and the risk of high blood pressure But once they control other factors, they can't find a strong link between menopause time and blood pressure "It's interesting that this association can be explained entirely by body mass index." Said Shen "This shows that weight control during menopause is important for blood pressure management, and we believe that this phenomenon applies to all women, not just Chinese women." Reference: Luqi Shen et al, associations of the ages at menarch and menopause with blood pressure and hypertention among middle aged and older Chinese women: a cross sectional analysis of the baseline data of the China Health and retirement longitudinal study, hypertention Research (2019) Doi: 10.1038/s41440-019-0235-5