Table 8 Hazard ratio (HR) of higher abdominal body fat distribution (abdominal obesity) according to the studied reproductive parameters (adjusted for birth cohorts) in the Cox proportional regression modelling (95 % CI, p = 0.048, omnibus test
Reproductive life variables | HR | 95Â % CI | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hormonal contraceptives | No | 1.084 | 0.877 | 1.306 |
|  | Yesa | 1.000 | – | – |
Menstrual irregularity | No | 1.162 | 0.504 | 2.013 |
|  | Yesa | 1.000 | – | – |
Menopausal status | Premenopausal | 0.674 | 0.294 | 3.933 |
| Â | Early perimenopausal | 0.605 | 0.236 | 1.491 |
| Â | Late perimenopausal | 0.611 | 0.233 | 1.576 |
|  | Postmenopausala | 1.000 | – | – |
Age at menopause | Early | 1.233 | 1.012 | 1.576 |
| Â | Normal | 1.142 | 0.897 | 1.513 |
|  | Latea | 1.000 | – | – |