Lipid accumulation product (LAP) is related to androgenicity and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-399

  Maturana, Maria Augusta ^a,b   Moreira, Roberta M C ^a,c   Spritzer, Poli Mara ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b National Institute of Hormones and Women's Health   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Androgens; C reactive protein; Cardiovascular risk factors; Lipid accumulation product; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID STORAGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80755136618     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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