An overview of age of onset of menopause in northern India

Study of epidemiological features of health problems in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women in an urban community

“…Our fi ndings are consistent with Kriplani and Banerjee, [15] Pedro et al [16] and Blumel et al [17] who found no association between the various sociodemographic, cultural and reproductive factors and age at onset of menopause.…”

An epidemiological study of the perimenopausal and menopausal health problems in women living in an urban area of Mumbai, Maharashtra

“…on the respondents attending the outpatient clinic of obstetrics and gynaecology in AIIMS Delhi in the year 2005 showed that the median age at menopause was found to 48 years. 6 …”

“…By 2030, the proportion of postmenopausal women loving in industrialized region will decline to 24% and 76% will be living in developing countries. 6 India is a country of great diversity. It is difficult to apply "one size fits all" to the Indian consensus recommendations due to varied lifestyles in the country, the rural-urban divide, the economic imbalance between poor middle class and affluent people, multicultural, multiethnic and multi religious population.…”

Status of vitamin D, paratharmone and serum calcium levels in perimenopausal women and their mutual correlation

“…10,11 Notwithstanding these differences, the association of osteoporosis and osteopenia among women is often associated with menopausal status and interestingly the age of menopause among western women is also stated to be higher as compared to that of women in Indian subcontinent. [12][13][14][15] The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in current study was found to be 41.25% and 26.25% respectively (collectively 67.5%). The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in perimenopausal age groups has been reported variedly in different case series.…”