Table 1 Subjects' characteristics according to the menopausal status

Age (years)

47.9 ± 7.2

64.8 ± 7.6

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

27.6 ± 5.6

29.3 ± 5.6

0.083

Waist girth (cm)

89.5 ± 12.6

94.9 ± 13.3

0.018

Salivary pH

6.63 ± 0.33

6.76 ± 0.32

0.017

Glycemia(mmol/L)

5.68 ± 2.11

6.04 ± 1.85

NS

Glycerol (mmol/L) *

0.07 ± 0.07

0.11 ± 0.05

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

5.78 ± 1.41

6.16 ± 1.14

0.072

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.37 ± 0.49

1.40 ± 0.34

NS

LDL-C(mmol/L)^a

3.76 ± 1.03

3.69 ± 0.86

NS

TG (mmol/L) *

1.35 ± 3.93

1.90 ± 3.15

0.005

Adiponectin (μg/m) *

6.22 ± 4.54

7.69 ± 4.66

0.027

Systolic BP

121.09 ± 17.37

133.61 ± 16.73

< 0.001

Diastolic BP

74.15 ± 8.84

72.77 ± 9.07

NS

Type 2 diabetes (%)**

22.6

41.8

0.018