Changes in body weight and onset of hypertension in perimenopausal women

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 775-779

  Juntunen, M ^a   Niskanen, Leo ^b   Saarelainen, J ^a   Tuppurainen, M ^b   Saarikoski, S ^b   Honkanen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body weight; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG COST; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RETIREMENT; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CLIMACTERIC; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0344444682     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001611     Document Type: Article

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