Metabolic syndrome, not menopause, is a risk factor for hypertension in peri-menopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been long debated whether menopause itself is a risk factor for hypertension in peri-menopausal women. We aimed to assess the association between menopause and hypertension, and whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) has an influence on its effect.

Methods

Data for 1502 women aged 42 to 53 from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) database were retrospectively analyzed. The KoGES database consists of 10,038 participants, of which 52.6% (5275) were female. Subjects were followed up for 4 years, and compared according to menopausal status. Additionally, 1216 non-hypertensive subjects were separately analyzed to assess whether a change in menopausal status was associated with development of hypertension.

Results

The prevalence of hypertension, di

SUBMITTER: Oh GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6191993 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature