EMAS position statement: Managing obese postmenopausal women

Lambrinoudaki, Irene; Brincat, Marc; Erel, CEMAL; Gambacciani, Marco; Moen, Mette; Schenck-Gustafsson, Karin; Tremollieres, Florence; Vujovic, Svetlana; Rees, Margaret; Rozenberg, Serge

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.03.025

EMAS position statement: Managing obese postmenopausal women

Lambrinoudaki I., Brincat M., Erel C. T., Gambacciani M., Moen M. H., Schenck-Gustafsson K., ...Daha Fazla

MATURITAS, cilt.66, sa.3, ss.323-326, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.03.025
Dergi Adı: MATURITAS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.323-326
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem, with overweight individuals representing approximately 20% of the adult world population. Postmenopausal status is associated with higher prevalence of obesity, as 44% of postmenopausal women are overweight, among whom 23% are obese. Obesity often co-exists with other diseases, the most important being diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Furthermore, obesity increases the risk of gynecologic cancer, cardiovascular disease, venous thromboembolism, osteoarthritis and chronic back pain.