Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Menopause-related changes in female body are associated with the greater risk of metabolic syndrome (MS), which includes obesity, dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension.Aim: The purpose of our study was to reveal peculiarities of fat and lean mass distribution between postmenopausal women with abdominal obesity and with MS.Design and Method: The sample consisted of 43 postmenopausal 60–69 years old w...