PMID: 32685270Jul 21, 2020Paper

Cardiovascular disease risk factors among transgender women in Chiang Mai, Thailand

American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease
Kanokwan KulprachakarnRyan T Demmer

Abstract

Transgender individuals take hormone therapy (HT) for transitioning secondary sexual characteristics, especially by transgender women assigned male at birth (AMAB). The transgender drug is a relatively new field in health care, but limited data exist to inform the cardiovascular risk factor profile among younger individuals undergoing HT. Therefore, this study was to evaluate the relationship between HT and cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in Thai transgender women. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1st 2018-November 30th 2018 in 100 transgender women not receiving HT (Control group) and 100 transgender women receiving HT (HT group) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Demographic data were recorded for each consenting subject. Non-invasive arterial examinations were undertaken, including carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI). CVD risk factors including lipid profiles, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), C-reactive protein (CRP), cardiovascular risk markers (pro b-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP) and cardiac troponin I), and sex hormone levels were determined. The average age in both groups was 24±5.1 years. The average time of HT use was 6.65±0.52 years in th...Continue Reading

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