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This study aimed to evaluate the association of serum inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein (CRP) and uric acid (UA)), magnesium and other CVD risk factors with insulin resistance (IR) among Chinese postmenopausal women with prediabetes.This is a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data among 180 postmenopausal women with prediabetes or early untreated diabetes. Major anthropometric and biochemical...
Substantial evidence shows that psychological factors are associated with cardiovascular diseases. However, data on the association between psychological factors and subclinical atherosclerosis is lacking in postmenopausal Chinese women.To examine the associations of perceived stress and trait anxiety with subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Chinese women in Hong Kong. Their relationships...
To describe the distribution of intima-media thickness (IMT) and the prevalence of plaque by carotid segments, walls and sides, and to examine their associated risk factors in asymptomatic, early postmenopausal Chinese women in Hong Kong.Between 2002 and 2004, the study recruited 518 postmenopausal women aged 50–64 years. They were examined by B-mode ultrasound to measure the IMT and the prevalence...
Objectives: this paper examines whether menopausal status, sociodemographic factors, self-perceived health, and social stress are related to symptom reporting in a community-based sample of Chinese women in midlife. Methods: a random telephone survey of perimenopausal women aged 44-55 years was conducted in 1996. Eligible subjects were identified through telephone dialling of a random sample of the...
Objectives: this paper aims to report the prevalence of symptoms in the Hong Kong Chinese perimenopausal women; to construct reported symptoms into symptom groupings; and to clarify whether the symptom groups are associated with menopausal status. Methods: a random telephone survey of perimenopausal women aged 44-55 years was conducted in 1996. Eligible subjects were identified through telephone dialing...
Objectives: This paper aims to present population-based age-related bone mass values in the Hong Kong Chinese female population, and to assess the number and proportion of Chinese women considered osteoporotic according to the WHO diagnostic guidelines. Methods: A total of 769 community-based female subjects were recruited. Social demographic characteristics of these subjects were similar to the Hong...
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