Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Aiming to identify individuals with more benign metabolic profile, we explored the link between anthropometric predictors as well as serum levels of sex hormones and phenotypes of metabolic health in non-obese postmenopausal women.Methods: A total of 458 non-obese (BMI <30 kg/m2) postmenopausal women (age 55.2±7.1 years, BMI=24.6±2.8 kg/m2) were retrieved from the Menopause Clinic of Aretaieio Hospital, Nati...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate predictors of metabolic disease in normal weight postmenopausal women.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 457 non-obese postmenopausal women, recruited from the Menopause Clinic of Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The diagnostic criteria of the International Diabetes Federation for the definition of Metabolic Syndrome were used, in order to classi...

Introduction: Ovarian senescence and fluctuating levels of sex hormones is associated with metabolic derangement and central obesity. The aim of this study was to explore the association between serum levels of sex hormones and metabolic health in non-obese postmenopausal women.Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 457 non-obese postmenopausal (BMI <30 kg/m2) women, retrieved from the Menopause Clinic of Aret...