Estimation of Serum Lipid Profile among Pre and Post- Menopausal Women in Baghdad City

This study aimed to determine the lipid profile concentration in the sera of women before and after the menopausal age in Baghdad city, since it is one of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases. The study included 100 women (40 premenopausal women with their ages ranged between (25-45 years) and 60 postmenopausal women with their ages ranged between (50-65 years). Blood samples were collected and total serum cholesterol (TC), S. triglycerides (TG), S. high density lipoprotein (HDL),S. low density lipoprotein (LDL) and S. very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) were measured. The results showed no significant difference (P>0.05) in the level of total cholesterol (TC) between the two groups of women, while there was a statistically significant increase (P<0.05) in the level of serum triglyceride (TG) in postmenopausal women (144.32±43.16) mg/dl when comparison with premenopausal women (101.92±32.44) mg/dl, and a significant decrease (P<0.05) in HDL level in postmenopausal women (33.56±10.65) mg/dl when compared with premenopausal women (43.13±14.23) mg/dl. The results of LDL level also showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in postmenopausal women (107.57±21.28) mg/dl when compared with premenopausal women (77.23±30.40) mg/dl, and a significant increase (P<0.05) in VLDL level in postmenopausal women (31.86±8.16) mg/dl when compared with premenopausal women (21.32±7.12) mg/dl.