The Mediating Role of Body Mass Index in the Association Between Age at First Childbirth and Lung Function Among Chinese Postmenopausal Women

• Published in: Clinical epidemiology Vol. 15; pp. 289 - 297
• Main Authors: Wang, Gaili, Tian, Huizi, Kang, Kai, Feng, Shixian, Shao, Weihao, Chen, Xiaorui, Zheng, Caifang, Zhang, Bowen, Pei, Pei, Zhang, Weidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Asthma; Body mass index; Childbirth; Childbirth & labor; Clinical medicine; Confidence intervals; Cross-sectional studies; Epidemiology; Family income; first childbirth; Health risks; Hormone replacement therapy; Hypertension; Lung diseases; lung function; Mediation; Menopause; Obesity; Original Research; Overweight; Postmenopausal women; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Respiratory diseases; Sociodemographics; Spirometry; Womens health; China; lung function; mediation; postmenopausal women; body mass index; first childbirth

Little is known about the effect of age at first childbirth on lung function. We aimed to investigate the association between age at first childbirth and lung function in Chinese women and further test whether this association is mediated by body mass index (BMI). This cross-sectional study is a par...