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The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care
BACKGROUND: Considering the fact that, due to recent evidence, many women no longer prefer hormone replacement therapy, it is especially important to develop intervention options to alleviate menopausal symptoms. Although there is conflicting evidence concerning effectiveness, there is an indication...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24602392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-38 |
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author | Tan, Makbule Neslisah Kartal, Mehtap Guldal, Dilek |
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description | BACKGROUND: Considering the fact that, due to recent evidence, many women no longer prefer hormone replacement therapy, it is especially important to develop intervention options to alleviate menopausal symptoms. Although there is conflicting evidence concerning effectiveness, there is an indication that physical activity and weight control may be useful for alleviating symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms among menopausal women in Turkey. METHODS: 305 women between the ages of 45 and 60 who visited the health center for various reasons were recruited into this cross-sectional study. Menopausal women, who visited one of five family physicians working in the same area, were included in the analyses. The Menopause Rating Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and a generic medical and socio-demographic information questionnaire were used. RESULTS: Women who were physically active had lower total menopausal (p < 0.001), somato-vegetative (p = 0.004), psychological (p = 0.002), and urogenital (p < 0.001) symptom scores than women who were less active. No differences in vasomotor symptoms were recorded related to physical activity level; significant differences were found for most menopausal symptoms, including sleep (p = 0.009) and sexual (p = 0.043) problems, joint and muscular discomfort (p < 0.001) and vaginal dryness (p = 0.016). BMI was not associated with total menopausal symptoms and with the subscales, excluding depressive mood (p = 0.009). A significant increasing trend in the rate of depressive mood was observed from normal through overweight to obese participants. The mean scores of the total menopausal symptoms were lower among the participants who were well educated, currently working and without chronic diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity may play an important role in alleviating menopausal symptoms. As part of preventive medicine, primary care physicians should also stress lifestyle changes, including physical activity, to manage menopausal symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-39738602014-04-04 The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care Tan, Makbule Neslisah Kartal, Mehtap Guldal, Dilek BMC Womens Health Research Article BACKGROUND: Considering the fact that, due to recent evidence, many women no longer prefer hormone replacement therapy, it is especially important to develop intervention options to alleviate menopausal symptoms. Although there is conflicting evidence concerning effectiveness, there is an indication that physical activity and weight control may be useful for alleviating symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms among menopausal women in Turkey. METHODS: 305 women between the ages of 45 and 60 who visited the health center for various reasons were recruited into this cross-sectional study. Menopausal women, who visited one of five family physicians working in the same area, were included in the analyses. The Menopause Rating Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and a generic medical and socio-demographic information questionnaire were used. RESULTS: Women who were physically active had lower total menopausal (p < 0.001), somato-vegetative (p = 0.004), psychological (p = 0.002), and urogenital (p < 0.001) symptom scores than women who were less active. No differences in vasomotor symptoms were recorded related to physical activity level; significant differences were found for most menopausal symptoms, including sleep (p = 0.009) and sexual (p = 0.043) problems, joint and muscular discomfort (p < 0.001) and vaginal dryness (p = 0.016). BMI was not associated with total menopausal symptoms and with the subscales, excluding depressive mood (p = 0.009). A significant increasing trend in the rate of depressive mood was observed from normal through overweight to obese participants. The mean scores of the total menopausal symptoms were lower among the participants who were well educated, currently working and without chronic diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity may play an important role in alleviating menopausal symptoms. As part of preventive medicine, primary care physicians should also stress lifestyle changes, including physical activity, to manage menopausal symptoms. BioMed Central 2014-03-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3973860/ /pubmed/24602392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-38 Text en Copyright © 2014 Tan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Tan, Makbule Neslisah Kartal, Mehtap Guldal, Dilek The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
title | The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
title_full | The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
title_fullStr | The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
title_full_unstemmed | The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
title_short | The effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in Turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
title_sort | effect of physical activity and body mass index on menopausal symptoms in turkish women: a cross-sectional study in primary care |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24602392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-38 |
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