Why the study?
Is late peri-/postmenopausal status associated with greater volumes of cardiovascular fat compared to pre-/early perimenopausal status in women?
Population
Women in the SWAN Cardiovascular Fat Ancillary Study (pre-/early perimenopausal and late peri-/postmenopausal)
Comparison
Late peri-/postmenopausal status vs Pre-/early perimenopausal status
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Caution against practice change; hypothesis-generating for heart fat mediating post-menopausal CHD risk.
Is late peri-/postmenopausal status associated with greater volumes of cardiovascular fat compared to pre-/early perimenopausal status in women?
Late peri-/postmenopausal status is associated with greater volumes of cardiovascular fat independent of age and obesity, suggesting a potential mechanism for increased coronary heart disease risk after menopause.
Khoudary et al. (2015) studied this question.
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