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ArticlePloS one2019

Stroke risks in women with dysmenorrhea by age and stroke subtype.

Ming-Hung Lin, Chung-Hsin Yeh, Chih-Hsin Mou, Ya-Wen Lin, Pei-Chun Chen, Yin-Yi Chang, Fung-Chang Sung, Jong-Yi Wang

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Ming-Hung LinDepartment of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chung-Hsin YehDepartment of Neurology, Yuan Rung Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Chih-Hsin MouManagement Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ya-Wen LinDepartment of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Pei-Chun ChenDepartment of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yin-Yi ChangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Fung-Chang SungManagement Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Jong-Yi WangDepartment of Health Service Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7798-826X
China Medical University · TWDayeh University · TW

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Abstract

backgroundDysmenorrhea and stroke are health problems affecting women worldwide in their day-to-day lives; however, there is limited knowledge of the stroke risk in women with dysmenorrhea, and there have been no studies assessing the specific distribution of stroke subtypes. This case-control study assessed stroke subtypes by age and the role of comorbidities in women with dysmenorrhea. METHODS AND

findingsData obtained between 1997 and 2013 from Taiwan's health insurance database identified 514 stroke cases and 31,201 non-stroke controls in women with dysmenorrhea aged 15-49 years. Proportional distributions of subtypes and odds ratios (ORs) of stroke associated with comorbidities by age and subtype were measured. We found that the stroke risk in dysmenorrheal patients increased with age, and that hypertension was nine-fold more prevalent in the stroke cases than in the controls and was associated with an adjusted OR of 4.53 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 3.46-5.92) for all stroke cases. Moreover, the proportion of hemorrhagic stroke was greater than that of ischemic stroke in younger dysmenorrheal patients between 15-24 years old (50.5% vs. 11.4%), whereas this was reversed in those aged 30-49 years old (16.1% vs. 21.0%). Overall, 25.3% of the stroke cases consisted of transient cerebral ischemia and 31.3% were other acute but ill-defined cerebrovascular diseases, in which the prevalence increased with age for both types of strokes. Hypertension was the comorbidity with the highest OR associated with each subtype stroke; diabetes, hyperlipidemia, arrhythmia, and thyroid disease were also comorbidities that were significantly associated with ill-defined cerebrovascular diseases.

conclusionsThe stroke type varies by age in dysmenorrheal patients, and hypertension is the most important comorbidity associated with all types of stroke; therefore, more attention for stroke prevention must be paid to women with dysmenorrhea, particularly when combined with comorbidities.

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DysmenorrheaStrokeAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesComorbidityFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOdds RatioRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsYoung Adult

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