Menopause and the risk of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged Chinese women  

作　　者：Mark A.Strand Andrea Huseth-Zosel Meizi He Judith Perry 

机构地区：[1]Pharmacy Practice,Master of Public Health Program,North Dakota State University,P.O.Box 6050,Fargo,ND,58108 [2]Master of Public Health Program,North Dakota State University,Fargo,ND [3]Kinesiology,Health,and Nutrition Department,University of Texas at San Antonio,San Antonio,TX [4]Medical Department,Shanxi Evergreen Service,Taiyuan,China

出　　处：《Family Medicine and Community Health》2015年第1期15-22,共8页家庭医学与社区卫生（英文）

基　　金：Partial funding for this research was provided by the Cedar Fund(Hong Kong,SAR).

摘　　要：Objective:This study explored the relationship between menopause and metabolic syndrome(MetS),stroke,hyperlipidemia,diabetes and hypertension.Study design:This cross-sectional study surveyed 440 women in Yuci,China in 2012.Main outcome measures:MetS,diabetes,hypertension,hyperlipidemia,stroke,and behavioral and demographic variables.Results:The prevalence of MetS in this study was 40.28%to 49.66%(p=0.065)among preand post-menopausal women,respectively,after adjusting for age.Conclusions:The prevalence of diabetes,stroke,hypertension,and hyperlipidemia was higher among post-than pre-menopausal women.Health screenings for women in China should consider the increased risk for metabolic disorders during the postmenopausal stage of life.

关 键 词：Post-reproductive health public health chronic disease MENOPAUSE 

分 类 号：R58[医药卫生—内分泌]