Open AccessBlood Pressure, Metabolic Variables and Adipose Tissue Distribution in Pre‐And Post‐Menopausal Women
Author(s) -
Armellini Fabio,
Micciolo Rocco,
Ferrari Paolo,
Zamboni Mauro,
Gottardi Luisa,
Cavallo Eugenio,
Bosello Ottavio
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349009028708
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , blood pressure , body mass index , waist , adipose tissue , population , obesity , fat distribution , endocrinology , obstetrics , physiology , environmental health
The study was performed on 289 female patients (aged 20‐60) of a family doctor in Castel D'Azzano, a small town near Verona. The following variables were considered: body mass index (BMI), tricepital, subscapular, hypomesogastric, epimesogastric, supra‐iliacal and epitrochanteric skinfolds, waist, umbilical and bitrochanteric circumferences, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL‐cholesterol, glyce‐mia, uricemia and blood pressure. A significant worsening with age was observed in the mean values of the variables. This worsening was particularly evident in women over 50. The population was subdivided according to presence or absence of menopause; the two groups were then matched for age. None of the variables showed significant differences. Our results did not confirm any of the many effects that menopause is supposed to have regarding metabolic and blood pressure alterations.