Relation between visceral fat and carotid intimal media thickness in Mexican postmenopausal women: a preliminary report.

Aim Of The Study: To investigate the relationship between visceral fat and carotid IMT (intima media thickness) in Mexican postmenopausal women.

Material And Methods: In 71 postmenopausal women divided in two groups: group 1, IMT > 1 mm and group 2, IMT ≤ 1 mm, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), waist hip ratio (WHR), visceral and subcutaneous fats and carotid IMT were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were used and the comparison among those with abnormal and normal IMT was carried out using Mann-Whitney U test; also Spearman's correlation analysis was done.