The effect of soy dietary supplement and low dose of hormone therapy on main cardiovascular health biomarkers: a randomized controlled trial

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

Lúcio Omar Carmignani¹  Adriana Orcesi Pedro¹  Lúcia Helena Simões Da Costa-paiva¹  Aarão Mendes Pinto-neto¹ 

关键词: Menopause;    Soy food;    Lipid profile;    Biological markers;    Risk factors;    Phytoestrogens;    Estrogen replacement therapy;    Placebos;    Menopausa;    Alimentos de soja;    Perfil lipídico;    Marcadores biológicos;    Fatores de risco;    Fitoestrógenos;    Terapia de reposição de estrogênios;    Placebos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-720320140004976

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

PURPOSE: To assess the effects of a soy dietary supplement on the main biomarkers of cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women compared with the effects of low-dose hormone therapy (HT) and placebo.METHODS: Double-blind, randomized and controlled intention-to-treat trial. Sixty healthy postmenopausal women, aged 40-60 years, 4.1 years mean time since menopause were recruited and randomly assigned to 3 groups: a soy dietary supplement group (isoflavone 90mg), a low-dose HT group (estradiol 1 mg plus noretisterone 0.5 mg) and a placebo group. Lipid profile, glucose level, body mass index, blood pressure and abdominal/hip ratio were evaluated in all the participants at baseline and after 16 weeks. Statistical analyses were performed using the χ2 test, Fisher's exact test, Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), paired Student's t-test and Wilcoxon test.RESULTS: After a 16-week intervention period, total cholesterol decreased 11.3% and LDL-cholesterol decreased 18.6% in the HT group, but both did not change in the soy dietary supplement and placebo groups. Values for triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, glucose level, body mass index, blood pressure and abdominal/hip ratio did not change over time in any of the three groups.CONCLUSION: The use of dietary soy supplement did not show any significant favorable effect on cardiovascular health biomarkers compared with HT. Clinical Trial Registry: The trial is registered at the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos - ReBEC), number RBR-76mm75.

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