Incidence of Low Diastolic Blood Pressure as a Sign of Elderly and a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in the Early Age Post Menopause Women

Abstract

Objective: To determine the post menopausal changes of diastolic blood pressure in the early age menopause women.

Study Design: A comparative and cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Physiology BMSI., JPMC, Karachi in collaboration with the Abbassi Shaheed Hospital and National Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi from Oct 2009 to June 2010.

Materials and Methods: This study included a total of 100 women, 50 with early age post menopause and 50 with normal age post menopause. For the statistical analysis , the degree of probability was computed by comparing the calculated value of “t” with tabulated value in the table of “t” distribution against the degree of freedom.

Results: Diastolic blood pressure was found to be significantly increased with a P-value of <0.001 in the early age post menopause women.

Conclusion: This suggests that an early age post menopause is more likely to develop a sign of elderly and a cardiovascular risk factor such as decreased diastolic blood pressure.