TY - JOUR JF - IJN JO - IJN VL - 13 IS - 23 PY - 1999 Y1 - 1999/11/01 TI - Factors effecting menopausal age TT - عوامل موثر بر سن شروع یائسگی N2 - Background: Factors effecting menopausal age are many, including body mass index (8M!), menstural and reproductive history. Objective: To determine the relation between 8MI, menstural and reproductive factors and menopausal age . Design: It was a correlational study. The data was drawn from one group of women. Variables were correlated using proper statistical tests. Sample: Three hundred menopausic women were chosen by cluster random sampling. The study was conducted in north of Tehran. Result: Findings indicated that menopausal age was posetively related to 8MI, duration of menstural cycle, and number of pregnancies. The age of first pregnancy had an inverse effcet. Conclusion: The age of first pregnancy is an important factor that needs special attention and program planning. SP - 18 EP - 23 AU - Hajikazemi, ES AD - KW - Menopausal age KW - Body mass index KW - Menstural history KW - Repr- UR - http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1372-en.html ER -