FIGUEIREDO, J. N. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3183950113860615; COSTA, Adriano de Sousa.; BATISTA, Carlos Andre da Penha Mendes.; FIGUEIREDO, Juan Natã de Sousa.
Résumé:
Metabolic syndrome is a complex disorder, which brings together several
cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and central obesity in
glucose metabolism changes, displaying a high and increasing prevalence, especially
among women in their fifth decade of life, coinciding with perimenopause. The aim of
this study is to investigate the interference of smoking in the occurrence of metabolic
syndrome in menopause women. To this end, an integrative review of published works
was held in Pubmed, Science Direct, Cochrane and LILACS, using the keywords
"metabolic syndrome X", "climacteric" and "smoking". The search was conducted in
July 2015 and resulted in the selection of four articles, with year of publication between
2012 and 2013. Data analysis revealed that in premenopausal women, the smoking
habit was associated with higher blood pressure values and heart rate, as well as a
significant occurrence of carotid atherosclerosis, although lower abdominal
circumference. While some authors infer that smoking sets up an independent risk
factor for the occurrence of metabolic syndrome in this population, the other found a
higher incidence of this syndrome in former smokers compared with active smokers
and those who never smoked. Insufficient data and something different were unable
to elucidate the real cigarette role in the development of metabolic syndrome in
menopausal women. Thus, further studies are required in order for further clarification
on this theme, including specific work with former female smokers.