Open AccessA prospective study of the relationships between change in body composition and cardiovascular risk factors across the menopause
Author(s) -
Aaron Dehghan,
Senthil K. Vasan,
B Fielding,
Fredrik Karpe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
menopause
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.086
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1530-0374
pISSN - 1072-3714
DOI - 10.1097/gme.0000000000001721
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , endocrinology , body mass index , blood pressure , prospective cohort study , apolipoprotein b , adipose tissue , fat mass , risk factor , lean body mass , cholesterol , physiology , body weight
Menopause increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) which in part has been attributed to the rise in cholesterol and blood pressure (BP). This study examined the hypothesis that menopausal changes in body composition and regional fat depots relate to the change in CVD risk factors.