From: Metabolic syndrome, not menopause, is a risk factor for hypertension in peri-menopausal women
Non-menopause (N = 1038) | Menopause (N = 464) | p-value | |
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Age (years) | 45.4 ± 2.7 | 49.2 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 59.5 ± 8.1 | 60.0 ± 8.3 | 0.262 |
Height (cm) | 155.4 ± 5.2 | 154.9 ± 5.0 | 0.063 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.6 ± 3.2 | 25.0 ± 3.2 | 0.040 |
SBP (mmHg) | 114.3 ± 16.0 | 118.2 ± 18.0 | < 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 75.9 ± 10.7 | 78.9 ± 11.5 | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 78.6 ± 8.7 | 81.1 ± 9.2 | < 0.001 |
TG (mg/dL) | 129.1 ± 71.4 | 148.4 ± 94.2 | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 182.1 ± 31.0 | 195.9 ± 36.0 | < 0.001 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 46.8 ± 9.8 | 46.2 ± 9.9 | 0.242 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 81.7 ± 9.0 | 82.1 ± 9.1 | 0.499 |
HbA1c (%) | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 5.6 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption (%) | 31.5 | 28.9 | 0.308 |
Hypertension prevalence (%) | 16.7 | 24.4 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes prevalence (%) | 2.9 | 5.8 | 0.006 |
MetS prevalence (%) | 16.6 | 25.4 | < 0.001 |