Menopausia y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en mujeres chilenasmiqueL maRtoReLL 1,a,f, *, kaRiNa RamíRez-aLaRcóN 1b,g, *, aNa maRía LabRaña 1,b,g, *, daNahe baRRieNtos 2,b , makaReNa oPazo 2,b , maRía adeLa maRtíNez-saNguiNetti 3,a,g , aNa maRía Leiva 4,c,g , cLaudia tRoNcoso-PaNtoJa 5,b,g , NicoLe LasseRRe-Laso 6,b,g , gabRieLa NazaR 7,d,f , caRLos ceLis-moRaLes 8,9,10,e,f , FaNNy PeteRmaNN-Rocha 8,10,b,g (en representación del grupo de investigación eLhoc)Association of menopause with cardiovascular risk. Analysis of data from the 2016-17 Chilean national health surveyBackground: Menopause exposes women to an increased cardiovascular risk. Aim: To determine the association between menopause and cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adult women using data from the National Health Survey (NHS) 2016-2017. Material and Methods: Data from 2,139 women over 40 years of age participating in the NHS 2016-2017, with information about menopause and cardiovascular risk factors was used. Expansion factors were applied to this sample, obtaining an expanded sample of 3,733,191 participants. Laboratory values (blood glucose, triglycerides, HDL and total cholesterol) and anthropometric measurements (body weight, height and waist circumference) were analyzed. The presence of hypertension, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) were also recorded. Results: Sixty seven percent of surveyed women were menopausal and had higher systolic blood pressure than non-menopausal participants. Menopause was significantly associated with hypertension (