Tag: Menopause / Postmenopause
Regardless of Weight, Metabolic Health Tied to New Diabetes
Normal-weight but metabolically unhealthy women have twofold greater incidence of diabetes
Vitamin D Tied to Back Problems in Postmenopausal Women
Serum vitamin D concentration <10 ng/mL may be marker of back pain, lumbar disc degeneration
Age at Period Cessation Not Linked to CVD Risk Trajectories
Little evidence found of links with trajectories of blood pressure, lipids, hemoglobin A1c, anthropometry
Longer Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Muscle Loss in Menopause
In large study of postmenopausal women, sarcopenia lower in participants with history of prolonged HT
Ethnic Differences in Sitting Behaviors ID’d in Older Women
Longer sitting time, sitting bout duration deleteriously associated with cardiometabolic risk
Arterial Stiffness Increased Within Year of Final Menstrual Period
Annual percentage change in carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity significantly greater within year of FMP
Premature Natural Menopause May Up Risk for Multimorbidity
Odds of experiencing multimorbidity by age 60 and developing individual chronic conditions increased
Depression Screening Lacking for Perimenopausal Women
Better training needed for gynecologists to improve screening, confidence to treat depression
Parity, Breastfeeding Inversely Tied to Early Natural Menopause
Risk for early menopause lowest among those reporting exclusive breastfeeding for seven to 12 months
Sexual Frequency Linked to Age of Onset of Natural Menopause
However, no correlation seen for living with male partner with age of natural menopause
