Sleep disorder, an independent risk associated with arterial stiffness in menopause

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1904 - 8
• Main Authors: Zhou, Yang, Yang, Ruwei, Li, Changbin, Tao, Minfang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.05.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/4019/592/75/593/2724; 692/499; 9/30; Age Factors; Ankle; Ankle Brachial Index; Arteries - physiopathology; Biomarkers; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - complications; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Coronary artery disease; Female; Health risk assessment; Heart diseases; Hormone replacement therapy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Menopause; Middle Aged; Morbidity; multidisciplinary; Odds Ratio; Post-menopause; Premenopause; Prevalence; Pulse Wave Analysis; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology; Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology; Sleep Wake Disorders - metabolism; Vascular Stiffness; Wave velocity

As women age and go through menopause, they suffer a higher incidence of sleep disorder, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In addition, evidences suggested that sleep disorder was an important pathological indicator for coronary heart disease. However, the relationship between different menopa...