Abstract
The use of estrogens by postmenopausal women has been associated with reduced risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in some studies, possibly due to favorable effects of estrogens on plasma lipoproteins. In order to examine such effects, we studied 180 postmenopausal women from the Framingham Offspring Study, selected by type of menopause (natural or oophorectopic) and estrogen use. We determined fasting plasma total cholesterol, triglyceride, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and apolipoprotein (apo) A-l and B concentrations, as well as LDL particle size (LDL 1 to LDL 6). Apo A-l levels were significantly (P less than .005) higher, and diastolic blood pressure and glucose levels were significantly (P less than .05) lower in postmenopausal women taking estrogen regardless of type of menopause. HDL cholesterol levels were also higher in women taking oral estrogens, but differences were significant only for the oophorectomized group (P less than .02). Total cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels were significantly lower (P less than .01) in women with natural menopause who were taking estrogens than in women wi...Continue Reading
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