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Menopause is associ...
Menopause is associated with the stiffness of the common carotid artery in 50-year-old women
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- Jonason, T. (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
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Henriksen, E. (författare)
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Kangro, Toomas (författare)
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- Vessby, Bengt (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap,Clinical Nutrition
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Ringqvist, I. (författare)
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- 2008-10-09
- 1998
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Clinical Physiology. - : Wiley. - 0144-5979 .- 1365-2281. ; 18:2, s. 149-155
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Abstract
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- To determine if menopause has an effect on the elasticity of the arteries, the stiffness index of the common carotid artery was studied in 84 premenopausal and 139 post-menopausal women. The study group was age-homogeneous, all women being 50 years of age. There were no significant differences between pre- and post-menopausal women regarding atherosclerosis, when measured as the number of subjects with plaques or intimal-medial thickness. The diameter of the common carotid artery was significantly larger in post-menopausal women. The diameter was correlated to measurements of body size which did not, however, differ between the two groups. The mean stiffness indexes were 4.99 +/- 1.02 and 5.38 +/- 1.21 in the pre- and post-menopausal groups respectively (P < 0.05). In a multivariate analysis, menopause (P < 0.05), and also serum insulin levels (P < 0.01) and smoking (P < 0.05) were found to have independent significant associations to the stiffness index. In conclusion, menopause is associated with reduced elasticity of the carotid arteries in 50-year-old women.
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- arterial elasticity
- atherosclerosis
- insulin
- smoking
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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