Prospective Association of Obesity Patterns with Subclinical Carotid Plaque Development in Early Postmenopausal Chinese Women.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the prospective associations of general and abdominal obesity patterns with carotid plaque development among early postmenopausal Chinese women.

Methods: A total of 518 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 64 years were recruited between 2002 and 2004 and were followed up at 3 years and 5 years. Carotid plaque was measured using B-mode ultrasonography, whereas general and abdominal obesity were defined as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m and waist-hip ratio ≥ 0.

Accelerated progression of waist-to-hip ratio but not body mass index associated with lower socioeconomic position: a cohort study of nonobese early postmenopausal Chinese women.

Objective: Menopausal changes are linked to increase in body fat mass and central fat distribution; nonetheless, the impact of socioeconomic position on such changes has rarely been examined. This cohort study assessed the temporal associations of socioeconomic position with changes in body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) among early postmenopausal women.

Methods: Between 2002 and 2004, 518 Hong Kong Chinese women aged 50 to 64 and within 10 years since menopause were recruited and followed up at 3 and 5 years.

Associations of consuming specific fruit and vegetable subgroups with LDL-C status in early postmenopausal Chinese women.

Objective: Aging and menopausal changes contribute to increased cardiovascular risks in postmenopausal women. This study examined the associations of total and specific fruit and vegetable consumption with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) status, a critical cardiovascular risk factor, in early postmenopausal Chinese women.

Methods: A total of 508 postmenopausal Hong Kong Chinese women aged 50 to 64 years were recruited into a cohort study on cardiovascular risks.

Association of life events and depressive symptoms among early postmenopausal Chinese women in Hong Kong.

Objective: This study examined the occurrence of stressful life events (SLEs) and its association with the risk of developing depressive symptoms in midlife women.

Methods: A total of 518 Hong Kong Chinese postmenopausal women aged 50 to 64 years were recruited through random telephone dialing. Information on sociodemographic, health, and lifestyle variables was obtained through face-to-face interviews at baseline, and at 3-year (T1) and 5-year (T2) follow-up.

Psychological factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Chinese women in Hong Kong.

Background: 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.

Objectives: To examine the associations of perceived stress and trait anxiety with subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Chinese women in Hong Kong.

Distribution of C-reactive protein and its association with subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic postmenopausal Chinese women.

Substantial evidence shows that C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with atherosclerosis. However, data on the association between CRP and subclinical atherosclerosis are lacking in postmenopausal Chinese women. We aimed to describe the distribution of CRP and its association with metabolic syndrome (MS) and subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Chinese women in Hong Kong.

Carotid atherosclerosis and the risk factors in early postmenopausal Chinese women.

Objectives: 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.

Methods: 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 of plaque at the near and far walls of common carotid (CCA), bifurcation (bulb), and internal carotid (ICA) of both the left and right carotid arteries.

Association of general and abdominal obesities and metabolic syndrome with subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic Chinese postmenopausal women.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationships between obesity, especially abdominal obesity, andmetabolic syndrome (MS) with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque, markers of subclinical atherosclerosis, in asymptomatic Chinese postmenopausal women in Hong Kong.

Design: A total of 518 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 64 years were recruited through random telephone dialing. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, sociodemographic characteristics, blood pressures, medical, biochemical and lifestyle factors were obtained.