Table 6

Age at menopause quantified years by means and SHS exposure among 39 805 never-smoking women

Never-smokers exposed to SHSAge at menopause
N (%)Mean±SD
Quantified SHS exposure
 No SHS exposure3710 (9.4)49.4±5.8
 No childhood + any adult12 846 (32.5)48.9±6.1
 Childhood <10 years + any adult3589 (9.1)48.8±6.2
 Childhood ≥10 years + adult home <20 years + adult work <10 years9302 (23.7)48.9±5.8
 Childhood ≥10 years + adult home <20 years + adult work ≥10 years3900 (9.9)48.5±6.4
 Childhood ≥10 years + adult home ≥20 years + adult work <10 years3218 (8.2)48.7±6.1
 Childhood ≥10 years + adult home ≥20 years + adult work ≥10 years2937 (7.4)48.3±6.8
 Missing303
 Crude model p value<0.001
 Adjusted p value<0.001
  • Adjusted for age decades, race, education, alcohol use, insecticide exposure, OC use, BMI at 18 years, hard exercise at 18 years and age at menarche (n=34 580).

  • BMI, body mass index; OC, oral contraceptive; SHS, secondhand smoke.