Key result
Menopause was not associated with increased blood pressure, cardiovascular mortality, or morbidity when adjusting for age, indicating that attributed cardiovascular risks are due to older age.
Why the study?
Does menopausal status increase cardiovascular risk and blood pressure independent of age in women?
Population
9,364 men and women aged 18-70 years representative of the Italian general population
Comparison
Menopausal status vs Fertile women and men (age-matched cohorts)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
18.8 +/- 7.7 years
Authors
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Menopause should not yet be viewed as independent CV risk factor; leaves open need for age-adjusted prospective data.
Cohort (n=9,364)
Does menopausal status increase cardiovascular risk and blood pressure independent of age in women?
The cardiovascular risk and blood pressure increases traditionally attributed to menopause are entirely explained by the confounding effect of older age.
Casiglia et al. (2008) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk (n=9,364). Menopause vs. Fertile women and men was evaluated on Blood pressure, cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, and other cardiovascular risk factors. Menopause was not associated with increased blood pressure, cardiovascular mortality, or morbidity when adjusting for age, indicating that attributed cardiovascular risks are due to older age.
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