Lipid Profile in Post Menopausal Women Assessing Health Care in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)

Abstract

A significant worldwide health issue, postmenopause is associated with cardiovascular problems and may be impacted by lipid imbalance (dyslipidaemia). The purpose of this study was to compare the serum levels of postmenopausal subjects to premenopausal controls for total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). At Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH), a cross-sectional analytical study was carried out with 142 women, 77 of whom were postmenopausal (aged 50–80) and 65 of whom were premenopausal (aged 20–35). The Spectrophotometry Technique was used to measure the serum levels of TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C. Version 25.0 of the IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (IBM-SPSS) was used to analyse the data. According to the data, postmenopausal women's serum TC (mg/dl) was significantly higher (156.75±4.33) than that of premenopausal women (128.98±5.21) at p=0.00. At p=0.00, postmenopausal women had a substantially higher serum TG (mg/dl) (166.00±2.83) than premenopausal women (143.82±7.88). At p=0.000, postmenopausal women's serum HDL-C levels were considerably lower (18.57±3.15) than those of premenopausal women (47.83±3.45). Additionally, it was discovered that postmenopausal women had a substantially higher serum LDL-C level (107.49±2.66) than premenopausal women (51.16±3.48) at p=0.000. Analysis of postmenopausal women by age group (50-59; 60-69; 70-80) showed no discernible differences in TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C levels; TC: p = 0.075; TG: p = 0.614; HDL-C: p = 0.969; and LDL-C: p = 0.645. In conclusion, postmenopausal women evaluating their health care at Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH) had higher serum levels of TC, TG, and LDL-C. This shows that these women are at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) because HDL-C has a cardioprotective effect and is decreasing.