Serum lipids, arterial blood pressure and body weight in relation to the menopause: results from a population study of women in Goteborg, Sweden
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
- Vol. 40 (7), 629-636
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365518009091974
Abstract
Statistically significant differences were found between premenopausal and post-menopausal 50-year-old women for serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, systolic blood pressure and body weight. Serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides were higher in postmenopausal women, while systolic blood pressure and body weight were higher in premenopausal women. When similar comparisons were performed between premenopausal and postmenopausal women in the other age strata studied, the differences were usually not statistically significant. In women of the same age, serum cholesterol was found to increase and systolic blood pressure to decrease with increasing postmenopausal time. Similarly, in women of the same age serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels were found to be lower in women who were to go on menstruating for another couple of years compared to women who were to have their menopause within the next few years.Keywords
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