#Hormone Therapy and Biological #Aging in Postmenopausal Women

Importance  Menopause is associated with biological aging, and hormone therapy (HT) is associated with health outcomes in postmenopausal women.Objective  To evaluate the association between HT use and discrepancies between chronological and biological age in postmenopausal women as well as the potential modifying role of socioeconomic status (SES).Design, Setting, and Participants  This population-based, retrospective cohort study included postmenopausal women… Continue reading #Hormone Therapy and Biological #Aging in Postmenopausal Women

Associations of #sex-related and #thyroid-related #hormones with risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty #liver disease in T2DM patients

BackgroundWe aimed to examine sex-specific associations between sex- and thyroid-related hormones and the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)MethodsCross-sectional analyses of baseline information from an ongoing cohort of 432 T2DM patients (185 women and 247 men) in Xiamen, China were conducted. Plasma sex-related hormones, including… Continue reading Associations of #sex-related and #thyroid-related #hormones with risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty #liver disease in T2DM patients