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Article: PREVALENCE OF VASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN PERI-MENOPAUSAL TUNISIAN WOMEN

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Gynecological Endocrinology
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February 1, 2004
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Menopause is associated to an increase of vascular risk factors, leading to arteriosclerosis complications. Expectation of life for Tunisian women is actually about 75 years, giving time to cardiovascular events to occur. The aim of this study is to assess the influence of menopausal transition on frequencies of some vascular risk factors in Tunisian women.

The present study is a part of a cross sectional study performed on a representative sample of the whole Tunisian population over 20 years. The main sample was selected by the National Institute of Statistics according to a probability sampling stratified in two degrees. Among the main sample, 356 women were aged between 45 and 55 ...

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