ArticleBMJ open2023
Association between hysterectomy and hypertension among Indian middle-aged and older women: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Socioeconomic differentials in the association between hysterectomy and hypertension among women in Maharashtra.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Effect of hysterectomy on the risk of ovarian cancer: A South Korean national cohort study.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between hysterectomy and hypertension among middle-aged and older women in India, as well as to determine if the association differs across different age groups.
designA cross-sectional exploratory study. SETTING AND
participantsNationally representative population-based data of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-2018) were used in this study. The sample included 32 460 women aged 45 years and above. OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-reported hypertension was the outcome variable. The variable was a binary variable, with 1 representing hypertensive and 0 representing not hypertensive.
methodsEntropy balance method, along with logistic regression analysis, was used to meet the objectives.
results31.3% of the women with hysterectomy and 42.5% of the women without hysterectomy were hypertensive. A perfect covariate balance was achieved between the treatment and control groups using the entropy balance method. Women with hysterectomy had 36% (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.26 to 1.48) higher odds of hypertension than women without hysterectomy. The OR was 1.23 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.47) for the age group 45-49, whereas, for the age group 80+, it was 1.87 (95% CI 1.18 to 2.97), showing that the magnitude of the association between hysterectomy and hypertension varied with age.
conclusionThe findings of this study suggest that hysterectomy and hypertension have a significant association in middle-aged as well as older women in India.
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