Guthrie, JR
Dennerstein, L
Lehert, Philippe
[FUCAM]
Taffe, J
(eng)
To investigate the association of hormone levels at menopause, lifestyle variables, and body composition with the predicted 10-year risk of a coronary event, calculated using the PROCAM scoring system, in a population-based sample of Australian-born, middle-aged women. DESIGN: A 9-year prospective study of 438 Australian-born women, who at baseline were aged 45 to 55 years and had menstruated in the prior 3 months. Interviews, fasting blood, and physical measurements were taken annually. higher than average body mass index (BMI) (P < 0.001), BMI that increased (P < 0.005), lower than average estradiol levels (P < 0.005), estradiol levels that decreased (P < 0.001), and high free testosterone levels (P < 0.05) were associated with increased risk of a coronary event. high BMI, an increase in BMI, high free testosterone, low estradiol, and a decrease in estradiol levels were the main determinants of increased risk of an acute coronary event, based on the PROCAM scoring system calculation.


Bibliographic reference |
Guthrie, JR ; Dennerstein, L ; Lehert, Philippe ; Taffe, J. Association between hormonal changes at menopause and the risk of a coronary event: a longitudinal study,. In: The jounal of North American Menopause Society, Vol. 11, p. 315-322 (2004) |
Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078/21195 |