Menopausal symptoms and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in postmenopause

Climacteric

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Cagnacci, A ^a   Cannoletta, M ^a   Palma, F ^a   Zanin, R ^a   Xholli, A ^a   Volpe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

anxiety; cardiovascular disease; depression; hot flush; lipids

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84858404569     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2011.617852     Document Type: Article

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