title: [Metabolic disorders in women during climacterium].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As part of preventive medicine climacteric and menopause clinics should identify the chronic-degenerative diseases that accompany this stage of women and which are increasing as the age increases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To dentify following chronic degenerative diseases that occur during climacteric: diabetes, hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive and transversal study was performed with 688 patients in the clinic of the climacteric and menopause, 98 were removed for failing to comply with all the requirements that included: determining serum glucose and lipids, weight, height, diameter of waist and hip. Controls were done every three to four months forming two groups: menopause and perimenopause.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age of menopause was 47.5 years, in which predominated the chronic degenerative diseases, highlighting the overweight and obesity (66%), dyslipidemia (59%), hypertension (22%) and diabetes (19%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The gynecologist must be attentive to identify early risk factors for chronic degenerative diseases from the reproductive stage.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Ginecología y Obstetrícia, Hospital General del ISSSTE, Aquascalientes, Ags. chicho420314@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Muñoz Enciso
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosales Aujang
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arias Ulloa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000378:metabolism*; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged