Original scientific paper

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Postmenopausal Estrogen Users

T. Strinić
D. Buković
D. Karelović
A. Despot
N. Buković
E. Giudici
H. Silovski

Abstract

The purpose of the paper was to describe general health, socio-economic and demographic
characteristics of postmenopausal estrogen users in comparison to nonusers.
During years 1994–2000, 717 postmenopausal estrogen users and 235 postmenopausal
nonusers were gynecological examined, interweaved with a questionnaire including information
on their health, socio-economic and demographic status and compared.
Women who had prescription on a hormone replacement minimally 6 months before interview
were deemed to be current users, but the controls had not use hormone replacement
ever. Hormone replacement users were statistically significant more often smokers,
they had better physical activity and better general health than nonusers. Women with
surgical menopause were more often hormone replacement users than nonusers. Women
with better socio-economic status, higher education and urban population were more
likely to use hormone replacement. Single, divorced and widowed women were more
likely, but married women were less likely to use hormone replacement. However, more
healthy profiles among hormone replacement users may inflate the apparent benefit of
treatment. The gynaecologists play a major role in hormone replacement therapy decision-
making because of a substantial public health impact.

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Hrčak ID:

28265

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/28265

Publication date:

17.6.2002.

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