title: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pre- and postmenopausal women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among pre- and postmenopausal women, as well as the association between menopausal status and MS.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was conducted at a reference cardiology outpatient clinic in a city located in Northwestern Paraná State, Brazil. A total of 958 medical records of symptomatic climacteric women evaluated between 2010 and 2014 were analyzed. The study consisted of two groups: pre- and post-menopausal women. MS was characterized according to the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III - NCEP-ATP III-2005.
  
  
  RESULTS
  MS was observed in 18.5% of the total study population; 9.4% of the premenopausal women and 22.2% of the postmenopausal women displayed MS, corresponding to a relative risk of 2.75. In addition, the frequency of MS increased with age. Regarding the components of MS, postmenopausal women were more likely to have high density lipoprotein (HDL-C) levels < 50 mg/dL; systolic blood pressure (SBP) values ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) values ≥ 85 mmHg; and fasting glucose levels ≥ 100 mg/dL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MS was more prevalent among postmenopausal women than among premenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo de
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cátia Millene
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dell'Agnolo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tiara Cristina Romeiro
authors.initials: TCR
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Angela Andréia França
authors.initials: AAF
authors.lastname: Gravena
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcela de Oliveira
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Demitto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sheila Cristina Rocha
authors.initials: SCR
authors.lastname: Brischiliari
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Deise Helena Pelloso
authors.initials: DHP
authors.lastname: Borghesan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Dalva de Barros
authors.initials: MDB
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.|Departamento de Enfermagem, Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sandra Marisa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pelloso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D017697:Premenopause; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol