Menopause and metabolic syndrome: A study of 498 urban women from western India

• Main Authors: Shefali Pandey (Author), Manisha Srinivas (Author), Shubhada Agashe (Author), Jayashree Joshi (Author), Priti Galvankar (Author), C P Prakasam (Author), Rama Vaidya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of risk factors for future development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Menopausal transition with its incidental hormonal changes is considered to contribute to the development of MS. However, age is known to influence MS ri...