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Carranza-Lira, S. et al.

Changes in symptoms, blood pressure, glucose, hormones, and lipid levels according to weight and body fat distribution in climacteric women.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how symptoms, blood pressure, glucose, hormones and lipid levels are modified in climacteric women according to obesity and body fat distribution. METHODS: One hundred and thirteen women were studied and divided initially according to body mass index (BMI), and afterward to waist-hip ratio (WHR). Climacteric symptoms, blood pressure, fasting and post-breakfast glucose, hormone and lipid levels were analyzed. Statistical analysis was done by the chi square and Mann-Whitney U tests, and the relation of BMI and WHR with several variables was assessed by linear regression analysis. RESULTS: When dividing patients according to BMI, the only differences were found in age, number of diabetic and hypertensive patients, and values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, which were greater in the obese group. When dividing according to WHR it was found that high-density lipoproteins were lower in those with upper segment body fat distribution. Subgroup analysis showed that chronic diseases are frequently found in obese women, while android body fat distribution has an additive effect on obesity in some of these variables. CONCLUSION: Chronic diseases are more frequently found in obese women, but most of the metabolic alterations are modified by body fat distribution in the upper segment.[1]

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Changes in symptoms, blood pressure, glucose, hormones, and lipid levels according to weight and body fat distribution in climacteric women. Carranza-Lira, S., Murillo-Uribe, A., Martínez-Trejo, N., Santos-González, J. International journal of fertility and women's medicine. (1998) [Pubmed]

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