The Relation Between Systemic Inflammation and the Menopause Transition: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Midlife women experience distinct patterns of change in hs-CRP and IL-6 over the MT. Subgroups entering the MT with low-to-medium inflammation levels, particularly for IL-6, showed rises close to the FMP, supporting a contribution of menopause in progression of systemic inflammation.
Authors
- Karen A. Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-3765)
- Meiyuzhen Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-3588)
- Xirun Chen
- Gail A. Greendale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-1081)
- Rebecca C. Thurston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6580-1202)
- Arun S. Karlamangla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2293-6064)
- Ellen B. Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1013-171X)
- Hadine Joffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-8249)
- Sioḃán D. Harlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-356X)
- Samar R. El Khoudary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2913-0821)
- Jelena Pavlović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2049-6755)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaf175
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.77