Association between hormonal changes at menopause and the risk of a coronary event: a longitudinal study,
(2004) The jounal of North American Menopause Society — Vol. 11, p. 315-322 (2004)
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Lehert, Philippe 
- Abstract
- (en) To investigate the association of hormone levels at menopause, lifestyle variables, and body composition with the predicted 10-year risk of a coronary event, calculated using the PROCAM scoring system, in a population-based sample of Australian-born, middle-aged women. DESIGN: A 9-year prospective study of 438 Australian-born women, who at baseline were aged 45 to 55 years and had menstruated in the prior 3 months. Interviews, fasting blood, and physical measurements were taken annually. higher than average body mass index (BMI) (P < 0.001), BMI that increased (P < 0.005), lower than average estradiol levels (P < 0.005), estradiol levels that decreased (P < 0.001), and high free testosterone levels (P < 0.05) were associated with increased risk of a coronary event. high BMI, an increase in BMI, high free testosterone, low estradiol, and a decrease in estradiol levels were the main determinants of increased risk of an acute coronary event, based on the PROCAM scoring system calculation.
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Louvain School of Management
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Guthrie, J., Dennerstein, L., Lehert, P., & Taffe, J. (2004). Association between hormonal changes at menopause and the risk of a coronary event: a longitudinal study,. The jounal of North American Menopause Society, 11, 315-322. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/129857 (Original work published 2004)