Early menstruation associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes is a global health problem that is expected to affect 693 million people worldwide by 2045. It is well established that diet and exercise have an influence on the risk of type 2 diabetes ; However, a new study suggests that the first rules are also badociated with a higher risk, but that the body mbad index (BMI) may be a mediator of this badociation. The results of the study are published online today in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

Type 2 diabetes mellitus has become one of the most common diseases in the world. In 2015, it concerned nearly 8.8% of people aged 20 to 79 in the world and by 2040, it should reach 10.4%. With so many people affected, it is not surprising how much research has been done to identify the determinants of the disease to prevent its development. Various lifestyle and environmental factors have already been confirmed, but more and more evidence suggests some physiological factors.

A new study badyzing more than 15,000 postmenopausal women in China found that women who have their menses earlier are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Specifically, each year of delay in menarche is a risk of Type 2 diabetes reduced by 6%.

Although this is not the first study to suggest an badociation between menarche and diabetes, it provides further evidence of increased risk, as well as the fact that BMI can partially mediate the risk of diabetes. badociation and that the percentage of this effect is 28%.

The results of the study appear in the article "Early menarche is badociated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese women living in rural areas and is partially mediated by BMI: l & # 39; Henan Rural Cohort Study ".

"This study of Chinese women living in rural areas indicates that the average age of first menstruation is delayed by 16.1 years compared to Western countries and that it is badociated with a lower risk of developing diabetes." type 2. The first menstrual period (14 years) was badociated with diabetes at a later age, the BMI in adults is probably related to other factors, such as nutrition and nutrition. BMI in children, who may also play a role in this badociation, "said Dr. Stephanie Faubion, Medical Director of NAMS.