2016
DOI: 10.5937/tmg1603196j
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in Montenegro: Relation to hyperuricemia

Abstract: Summary:Aim: The data regarding the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among postmenopausal women in Montenegro is limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate this prevalence and to examine its association with serum uric acid level, an established cardiometabolic risk factor. Methods: A total of 242 postmenopausal women (aging 43-68) were included. Fasting glucose, lipid parameters, and uric acid were determined with the standard procedure. Blood pressure and anthropometric parameters were … Show more

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“…The current cross-sectional study derived from our previous works investigating the utility of examining cardiometabolic markers in postmenopausal women [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. A total of 150 postmenopausal women nontreated with medications (among them 44.7% hypertensive) were included in cross-sectional study.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…The current cross-sectional study derived from our previous works investigating the utility of examining cardiometabolic markers in postmenopausal women [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. A total of 150 postmenopausal women nontreated with medications (among them 44.7% hypertensive) were included in cross-sectional study.…”
Section: Study Populationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is well known that women experiencing menopause have unfavorable cardiometabolic profile, compared to women in reproductive age [1]. These changes are mostly attributable to hormonal disturbances, mainly due to loss of estrogen [2].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Women at reproductive age are at a lower risk of obesity-related comorbidities, compared with postmenopausal women [1]. However, a plethora of metabolic disturbances accompanied with an increased visceral obesity, such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, hypertension are observed in women after menopause [2][3][4][5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%