Association of hyperandrogenaemia with hypertension and cardiovascular events in pre-menopausal women: a prospective population-based cohort study.

Autor: Tuorila, Katri, Ollila, Meri-Maija, Hurskainen, Elisa, Tapanainen, Juha, Franks, Stephen, Piltonen, Terhi, Kaikkonen, Kari, Morin-Papunen, Laure
Předmět:
Zdroj: European Journal of Endocrinology; Oct2024, Vol. 191 Issue 4, p433-443, 11p
Abstrakt: Objective The present study aimed to clarify the conflicting association of premenopausal hyperandrogenaemia (HA) with the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVDs) in women. Design A population-based cohort study including 5889 women. Methods The association of serum testosterone (T), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and free androgen index (FAI) at age 31 with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension (BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg and/or use of antihypertensive medication) at ages 31 and 46 and with CVDs (angina pectoris [AP] and/or acute myocardial infarction [AMI] n = 74, transitory cerebral ischaemia and/or stroke n = 150) and combined CVD events (AP, AMI, stroke, heart failure, or CVD mortality n = 160) by age 53 was investigated. Results T and FAI were positively associated with systolic and diastolic BP at ages 31 and 46 in the multivariable model. Compared to their lowest quartile, the highest quartiles of T and FAI were positively associated with hypertension at age 31 in the multivariable model. During the 22-year follow-up, FAI was positively associated with increased risk of AP/AMI (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.06 - 3.85) and overall CVD events or mortality (HR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.02 - 2.33) in the unadjusted models. However, the significance disappeared after adjusting for body mass index (BMI). Conclusions Women with HA at premenopausal age had an elevated risk of hypertension, and together with BMI, increased risk of CVD events and CVD mortality during the 22-year follow-up. However, because of several study limitations regarding ethnicity and BMI characteristics, a longer follow-up of this cohort and future studies in ethnically diverse populations are needed to verify the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index