Risk of coronary heart disease in women after menopause.

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dc.contributor.authorBulliyya, Gen_US
dc.date.accessioned2001-09-23en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T12:25:40Z
dc.date.available2001-09-23en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T12:25:40Z
dc.date.issued2001-09-23en_US
dc.description.abstractAn increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease risk has commonly been reported in postmenopausal women. The study population comprised 263 adult healthy men and 237 women (104 premenopausal and 133 postmenopausal) ranging in age group of 21-70 years who were examined for coronary heart disease risk factors from Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure and serum lipids were analysed using standard procedures. There were no significant differences for anthropometric variables between postmenopausal and premenopausal women. Postmenopausal women had significantly higher levels of blood pressure, pulse rate, serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and ratios of total cholesterol:high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol:high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as atherogenic indices than premenopausal women and the corresponding age group of male counterparts. However, the variation of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels between these groups were not statistically significant. The prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and atherogenic indices was significantly greater in postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women. This study confirms a higher prevalence of risk factors for coronary heart disease among women in older age group and suggests that when oestrogen production ceases in menopausal women, the risk of coronary heart disease increases.en_US
dc.description.affiliationRegional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBulliyya G. Risk of coronary heart disease in women after menopause. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2001 Sep; 99(9): 478-80, 482en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/101047
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshChi-Square Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshCoronary Disease --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEstrogens --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMenopause --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPremenopause --metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.titleRisk of coronary heart disease in women after menopause.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeEvaluation Studiesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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