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The association between hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype, menopause, and cardiovascular risk factors.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Mar 2013
Sarrafzadegan Nizal, Khosravi-Boroujeni Hossein, Esmaillzadeh Ahmad, Sadeghi Masoumeh, Rafieian-Kopaei Mahmoud, Asgary Sedigheh
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND: The incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors increase after menopause, thus realizing that the effect of menopause on women's health is becoming ever more vital. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the menopausal effect on cardiovascular risk factors in elevated triglycerides (TG) and waist circumference (WC) phenotype, and to compare this phenotype...
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