Mirzaiinjmabadi Khadigeh, Anderson Debra, Barnes Margaret
Centre for Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2006 Feb;12(1):28-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00547.x.
The main objective of the study was to examine the relationship between physical activity and Body Mass Index (BMI) on menopausal symptoms in Australian midlife women. This study is a secondary data analysis of the Queensland Midlife Women Health Study (2001), which included a randomized, population-based postal survey with a questionnaire. Selected women completed a questionnaire, which included measurement of sociodemographic factors (age, employment and education attainment), general health, use of hormone replacement therapy, smoking, exercise pattern and BMI. The measures that are reported in this paper include menopausal symptoms, BMI and exercise. After adjusting for confounding variables, significant multivariate difference was still found for most menopausal symptoms, including a significant relationship between somatic symptoms, psychological symptoms, depression and anxiety. No significant relationship was seen, however, between vasomotor symptoms, sexual function and exercise. In conclusion, the study showed that exercise was effective in relieving somatic and psychological symptoms, including depression and anxiety. These findings are promising news for women who are interested in using non-pharmacological interventions for relieving menopausal symptoms.
该研究的主要目的是探讨澳大利亚中年女性的体育活动与体重指数（BMI）对更年期症状的影响。本研究是对昆士兰中年女性健康研究（2001年）的二次数据分析，该研究包括一项基于人群的随机邮政问卷调查。选定的女性完成了一份问卷，其中包括社会人口统计学因素（年龄、就业和教育程度）、总体健康状况、激素替代疗法的使用情况、吸烟情况、运动模式和BMI的测量。本文报告的指标包括更年期症状、BMI和运动情况。在对混杂变量进行调整后，大多数更年期症状仍存在显著的多变量差异，包括躯体症状、心理症状、抑郁和焦虑之间存在显著关系。然而，血管舒缩症状、性功能与运动之间未发现显著关系。总之，该研究表明运动能有效缓解躯体和心理症状，包括抑郁和焦虑。对于有兴趣使用非药物干预措施缓解更年期症状的女性来说，这些发现是个好消息。
