Open AccessA Prospective study on the incidence of metabolic syndrome in premenopausal and postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Naina Mehndiratta,
Sujata Sharma,
Raman Sharma,
Suparna Grover
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/jmh.jmh_57_19
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , incidence (geometry) , outpatient clinic , waist , insulin resistance , odds ratio , obstetrics and gynaecology , diabetes mellitus , obstetrics , obesity , endocrinology , physiology , pregnancy , biology , physics , optics , genetics
Metabolic syndrome is defined as a state of metabolic dysregulation characterized by insulin resistance, a predisposition to Type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic vascular disease. The changing hormonal milieu with altered estrogen and testosterone ratio is the cause of metabolic syndrome at menopausal transition.