Relationship of endogenous sex hormones to lipids and blood pressure in mid-aged women

Abstract

PURPOSE: The relationship between endogenous sex hormones and blood lipids was examined in a representative sample of 438 Australian-born women 45 to 56 years of age taking part in a longitudinal study of the menopausal transition. Data from 363 women who were taking neither exogenous hormones nor lipid-altering medications, were not diabetic, and who had provided blood samples were available for analysis. METHODS: Multiple linear regression was used to examine the relationship between sex hormones and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), triglycerides, and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), taking account of the effects of age, body mass index ..