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| Assessment of the body mass index and selected physiological parameters in pre- and post-menopausal women [An article from: HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology] | Digitalby M. Skrzypczak (Author), A. Szwed (Author)
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| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Elsevier |
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This digital document is a journal article from HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: The main purpose of this paper is to describe the variability of the body mass index (BMI) and selected physiological parameters (serum glucose, total serum cholesterol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure) in women before and after menopause. The empirical basis for the assessment is the material obtained in cross-sectional studies carried out in the years 1998-2001 in a group of 2204 women aged 35-65 years, residents of the Wielkopolska region, Poland. The results indicate that hormonal changes taking place in the climacterium bring about an increase in the BMI. It was observed that women receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy in the perimenopause had BMI significantly lower than naturally menopausal women. Increased levels of total serum cholesterol and blood glucose were recorded. The trend has a stronger relation with the age of the subjects than with the character of the menopause. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure values were also found to increase significantly after the menopause, but no relationship with the type of menopause was found. |
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