Association Between Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels and Risk of Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension Among Postmenopausal Women: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Postmenopausal-women experience a rise in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, yet its association with the risk of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension (HTN) remains unclear despite the increased cardiovascular risk in this population. This study first investigated the association between serum FSH levels and both the prevalence and risk of elevated BP and HTN in a long-term, population-based cohort of menopausal-women. Second, we assessed whether FSH levels were associated with longitudinal trajectories of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) over time.

Methods

Data from 934 post-menopausal-women (aged ≥ 40) in the population-based Tehran Lipid and Glucose were analysed over six phases between 2002 and 2021. Logistic regres

SUBMITTER: Ramezani Tehrani F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12528801 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature