PMID: 11928592Apr 4, 2002Paper

Studies on the incidence and clinical significance of the metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women in Lodz region

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
I NadelT Stetkiewicz

Abstract

In menopausal period increased prevalence of lipid metabolism disorders, atherosclerosis, carbohydrate metabolism disorders, cardiovascular diseases is observed. Evaluation of prevalence of obesity, overweight, hypertension, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism disorders in population of women aged 45-65, treated in Menopause Diagnostic and Treatment Center Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital--Research Institute in Lodz. 2081 women, aged 45-65 were studied. In all of them diseases history, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (twice), total cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose levels were obtained. The highest percentage of obese women was noted in small villages (39%), whereas 21% of women from cities have BMI > or = 30 kg/m2. On the other side only 18.4% women living in cities have normal body weight, although in small villages there are 34.6% women from this group. Overweighted women percentage is similar among women living in small villages and cities. Hypertension prevalence did not depend on place of living, but obese women have hypertension more frequently. In study group diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in 4.8% of women and impaired glucose tolerance in 7%. Almost 2/3 of diabetes mellitus cases was first time di...Continue Reading

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