CORE BODY-TEMPERATURE AND CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM OF HOT FLASHES IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN
CORE BODY-TEMPERATURE AND CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM OF HOT FLASHES IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN
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DOI:
10.1210/jc.80.8.2354
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发表时间:
1995-08-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
CORNELISSEN, G
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作者:
FREEDMAN, RR;NORTON, D;CORNELISSEN, G
Postmenopausal hot flashes are characterized by sweating and peripheral vasodilation and occur more frequently during increased heat loads. The circadian rhythm of core body temperature (T-C) is well known and suggests that hot flashes will be most frequent when core temperature is highest. This hypothesis has not been tested previously. Ten symptomatic and sis: asymptomatic postmenopausal. women were recruited from advertisements and screened. Each received 24-h ambulatory monitoring of sternal skin conductance levels to detect hot flashes, ambient temperature, skin temperature, and T-C. The last measure was recorded using an ingested radiotelemetry pill. Cosinor analysis demonstrated a circadian rhythm (P < 0.02) of hot flashes with a peak at about 1825 h. T-C values of the symptomatic women were lower than those of the asymptomatic women (P < .05) from 0000 - 0400 h and at 1500 and 2200 h. The majority of hot flashes were preceded by elevations in T-C. Thus, elevated T-C may serve as one trigger of menopausal hot flashes.