J Bone Metab.  2015 Feb;22(1):23-28. 10.11005/jbm.2015.22.1.23.

The Demographic Changes of Menopausal and Geripausal Women in Korea

• Kim MY
• Im SW
• Park HM

• KMID: 2170061
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2015.22.1.23

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Osteoporosis and resultant fracture seems to be the most common skeletal disease, affecting female exclusively. Osteoporosis increases exponentially with menopause and age. Therefore the demographic data seems to be the most important & fundamental for the study of osteoporosis epidemiology.
METHODS
This study was to analyzed population projection from 1960 to 2060. We evaluated the demographic change of female, postmenopausal and elderly geripausal population in South Korea using Korean statistical information service database as basic fundamental data for osteoporosis epidemiology.
RESULTS
According to population projection, the total female population will be exceeds the total male population since 2015 and maximize up to 2030. In 2030, nearly half of female will become postmenopausal and one fourth of women elderly will be geripausal. Of total female population in 2060, the proportion of postmenopausal women will be increased up to 59.8%.
CONCLUSIONS
According to population projection in South Korea, six of ten women in 2060 will be postmenopausal and seven of ten postmenopausal women geripausal. As expected to increase proportion of elderly women, dramatic rise of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture also expected. Health providers pay more attention to postmenopausal and geripausal women health care.

Keyword

Demography; Forecasting; Korea; Menopause

MeSH Terms

Aged
Demography
Epidemiology
Female
Population Forecast
Humans
Information Services
Korea
Male
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Osteoporotic Fractures
Women's Health

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Definition of menopause and geripause. During reproductive cycle estrogen fluctuates up to 300 pg/mL. In period of transition to menopause, estrogen begins to gradually decrease. Eventually over age 65, early geripause, have less than 10 pg/mL.

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  Fig. 2 The change of total and elderly population in Korea. Total population will be maximum in 2030, 52.16 million. After 2031, it will be decrease to 43.96 million, in 2060. Elderly population will be increase continuously. In 2030, 24.3% of total population will be elderly and increase to 40% in 2060.

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