Variable Details

Available Studies
ROS, MAP, MARS, LATC
Scaled? 
Not Scaled
Variable Type 
Cross-Sectional
Variable Name 
menoage
Categories
Female Reproductive History

Menopause age
Age at menopause

Age at menopause is reported at baseline. Female participants are asked the following question:

At what age did you stop menstruating? [Age]

Publications

Bove R, Secor E, Chibnik LB, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, De Jager PL. Age at surgical menopause influences cognitive decline and Alzheimer pathology in older women. Neurology. 2013 Dec 11; 82 (3):222-9. PubMed PMID: 24336141; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC3902759