Age at menopause and cognitive function and decline among middle‐aged and older women in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, 2011–2018
Extreme menopausal ages-premature (<40), early (40-44), and late (>55)-are linked to lower baseline cognition versus menopause ages 50-55, persisting over 7 years. Cognitive disadvantage for late menopause (>55) versus 50-55 tends to increase over time. Health interventions should consider extreme menopause ages in women's cognitive health.
Authors
- Alden L. Gross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4678-0562)
- Lindsay C. Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-3107)
- Muqi Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7081-5158)
- Carrie A Karvonen-Gutierrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-5397)
- Yingyan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-7493)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- Fielding Graduate University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14580
- Citations
- 22
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.49
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging