06 dec 2023 om 14:50
Women who have their first period at a young age have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is evident from a large American research.
The research used the data of more than 17,300 women between the ages of 20 and 65. Between 1999 and 2018, the participants reported the age at which they had their first period. It was also recorded whether they had developed type 2 diabetes.
Researchers from Tulane University in Louisiana have discovered that 1,773 women, about 10 percent of the research group, have developed type 2 diabetes.
On average, girls get their first period at the age of thirteen. The analysis shows that women who have their first period at a younger age have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes later in life. Other factors that increase the risk have already been taken into account, such as age, diseases in the family and weight.
Women whose periods started at age 10 or younger are 32 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women who started their periods at age 13. At the age of eleven the risk is 14 percent higher and at the age of twelve it is 29 percent.
Possible explanation is the amount of estrogen
Although the link between early menstruation and the development of type 2 diabetes has not yet been established, the researchers do have a possible explanation. They think it has to do with estrogen.
“Women with a lower menarche age (age at which menstruation begins, ed.) are exposed to estrogen for a longer period of time.” Estrogen can influence the development of diabetes.
The researchers also discovered that the risk of stroke in the group with diabetes is greater if they started their period at a young age. In women with diabetes who have had their first period at age 10 or younger, the risk of stroke is almost three times greater.
2023-12-06 13:50:36
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