In:
Menopause, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 29, No. 2 ( 2021-10-25), p. 164-169
Abstract:
We aimed to investigate whether hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with problematic hot flashes in Japanese women. Methods: In this study, we included participants in the Japan Nurses’ Health Study who were women aged 41 to 55 years at baseline, parous, and completed a 4-year follow-up questionnaire. The main outcome was self-reported problematic hot flashes. At the 4-year follow-up survey, we investigated hot flashes using the Climacteric Symptom Checklist for Japanese Women, which was developed by a subcommittee of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Results: At the baseline survey, of the 4,627 women included in the analysis, 610 (13.2%) reported a history of HDP. At the 4-year follow-up survey, 394 women (8.5%) reported problematic hot flashes, 529 (11.4%) were diagnosed with premenopausal hypertension, and 2,389 (51.5%) were postmenopausal. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed a multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of problematic hot flashes for women with a history of HDP of 1.42 (1.04-1.94), compared with women without this history. Among women without premenopausal hypertension, the odds ratio increased to 1.55 (1.10-2.19) among women with HDP as compared with those without these disorders. Conclusions: In this prospective study, we found that women with a history of HDP have a significantly increased risk of problematic hot flashes, compared with their counterparts without a history of HDP.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1530-0374
DOI:
10.1097/GME.0000000000001889
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2071114-1
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