Gonçalves Jaqueline Teixeira Teles, Silveira Marise Fagundes, Campos Maria Cecília Costa, Costa Lúcia Helena Rodrigues
Departamento de Medicina, Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil,
Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2016 Apr;21(4):1145-56. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232015214.16552015.
This study aims to check the association between overweight and obesity and sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors in menopausal women. A cross-sectional study of a sample of 253 menopausal women who answered questions about socioeconomic and demographic factors, health in general, eating habits and behaviors. Body-mass index (BMI) was used to assess participant nutritional status. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was used to assess quality of life. To assess sexual performance we used SQ-F (Sexual Quotient, Female Version). We used bivariate analysis and hierarchical multiple regression to identify the factors associated with being overweight during menopause. Using BMI we found that 30.8% of the sample was overweight and 35.2% obese, totaling 66% overweight women in the sample. In the multiple analysis, not owning a home, the severity of symptoms using MRS, use of continuous use medication and having been on any type of diet were associated with being overweight or obese. Nutritional intervention for weight control and changing behaviors could produce considerable benefits in terms of the health and quality of life of menopausal women.
本研究旨在探讨绝经后女性超重及肥胖与社会人口学、行为及临床因素之间的关联。对253名绝经后女性样本进行了横断面研究，这些女性回答了有关社会经济和人口因素、总体健康状况、饮食习惯及行为的问题。采用体重指数（BMI）评估参与者的营养状况。使用绝经评定量表（MRS）评估生活质量。采用女性性功能指数（SQ-F）评估性功能。我们运用双变量分析和分层多元回归来确定与绝经期间超重相关的因素。通过BMI发现，样本中30.8%的女性超重，35.2%的女性肥胖，样本中超重女性总计占66%。在多元分析中，无自有住房、使用MRS评估的症状严重程度、持续使用药物以及曾采用任何类型的节食方法均与超重或肥胖相关。针对体重控制的营养干预及行为改变，可能会给绝经后女性的健康和生活质量带来显著益处。
