Comment on Heianza et al. Effect of Postmenopausal Status and Age at Menopause on Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Japanese Individuals: Toranomon Hospital Health Management Center Study 17 (TOPICS 17). Diabetes Care 2013;36:4007–4014

Response to Comment on Heianza et al. Effect of Postmenopausal Status and Age at Menopause on Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Japanese Individuals: Toranomon Hospital Health Management Center Study 17 (TOPICS 17). Diabetes Care 2013;36:4007–4014

“…We thank Akter et al (1) for their interest in our study (2). While we agree that the mean age was higher in the postmenopausal women than in the premenopausal women, results of our additional analysis of the 10,878 women showed that independently of older age ($50 years) and demographic and metabolic factors (BMI, parental history of diabetes, physical activity habit, smoking habit, hypertension, log-transformed triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol) the postmenopausal state was associated with a 1.50 (95% CI 1.30-1.74) higher probability of the presence of dysglycemia (either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes) compared with premenopausal women.…”