Blood pressure in middle-aged women: are androgens involved? A population-based study of Swedish women: the Women's Health in the Lund Area study
Objective To assess the prevalence of hypertension and use of antihypertensive drug therapy in relation to menopausal status and to delineate perceived associations between androgens and blood pressure in perimenopausal women. Methods A population- based sample of women aged 50 - 59 ( nU6893). Women were divided into three groups according to their hormonal status: premenopausal, postmenopausal wi