TY - JOUR
T1 - Sedentary lifestyle in middle-aged women is associated with severe menopausal symptoms and obesity
AU - Blümel, Juan E.
AU - Fica, Juan
AU - Chedraui, Peter
AU - Mezones-Holgún, Edward
AU - Zuñiga, Mara C.
AU - Witis, Silvina
AU - Vallejo, Mara S.
AU - Tserotas, Konstantinos
AU - Sánchez, Hugo
AU - Onatra, William
AU - Ojeda, Eliana
AU - Mostajo, Desiree
AU - Monterrosa, Alvaro
AU - Lima, Selva
AU - Martino, Mabel
AU - Hernández-Bueno, Jose A.
AU - Gómez, Gustavo
AU - Espinoza, Mara T.
AU - Flores, Daniel
AU - Calle, Andres
AU - Bravo, Luz M.
AU - Beńtez, Zully
AU - Bencosme, Ascanio
AU - Barón, German
AU - Aedo, Socrates
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by The North American Menopause Society.
PY - 2016/5/25
Y1 - 2016/5/25
N2 - © 2016 by The North American Menopause Society. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between sedentary lifestyle and the severity of menopausal symptoms and obesity in middle-aged women. Methods: The Menopause Rating Scale, the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Athens Insomnia Scale were administered to 6,079 Latin American women aged 40 to 59 years. Sedentary lifestyle was defined as fewer than three weekly, 30-minute periods of physical activity. Results: Sedentary women had more severe menopausal symptoms (total Menopause Rating Scale score: 9.576.71 vs 8.01-6.27 points, P<0.0001) and more depressive symptoms (Goldberg), anxiety (Goldberg), and insomnia (Athens Scale) compared with non-sedentary women. They also had greater mean waist circumference (86.2-12.3 vs 84.3-1.8cm, P<0.0001) and a higher prevalence of obesity (20.9% vs 14.3%, P<0.0001). Logistic regressionanalysisshowedthatbothobesity(odds ratio[OR]1.52;95%CI, 1.32-1.76)andseveremenopausalsymptoms (OR 1.28; 95% CI, 1.06-1.53), incluDing insomnia and depressive mood, were positively associated with a sedentary lifestyle.Havinga stablepartner(OR0.85;95%CI, 0.76-0.96), usinghormone therapy(OR0.75;95%CI, 0.64-0.87)and having a higher educational level (OR 0.66; 95% CI, 0.60-0.74) were negatively related to sedentary lifestyle. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of sedentary lifestyle in this middle-aged Latin American female sample which was associated with more severe menopausal symptoms and obesity.
AB - © 2016 by The North American Menopause Society. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between sedentary lifestyle and the severity of menopausal symptoms and obesity in middle-aged women. Methods: The Menopause Rating Scale, the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Athens Insomnia Scale were administered to 6,079 Latin American women aged 40 to 59 years. Sedentary lifestyle was defined as fewer than three weekly, 30-minute periods of physical activity. Results: Sedentary women had more severe menopausal symptoms (total Menopause Rating Scale score: 9.576.71 vs 8.01-6.27 points, P<0.0001) and more depressive symptoms (Goldberg), anxiety (Goldberg), and insomnia (Athens Scale) compared with non-sedentary women. They also had greater mean waist circumference (86.2-12.3 vs 84.3-1.8cm, P<0.0001) and a higher prevalence of obesity (20.9% vs 14.3%, P<0.0001). Logistic regressionanalysisshowedthatbothobesity(odds ratio[OR]1.52;95%CI, 1.32-1.76)andseveremenopausalsymptoms (OR 1.28; 95% CI, 1.06-1.53), incluDing insomnia and depressive mood, were positively associated with a sedentary lifestyle.Havinga stablepartner(OR0.85;95%CI, 0.76-0.96), usinghormone therapy(OR0.75;95%CI, 0.64-0.87)and having a higher educational level (OR 0.66; 95% CI, 0.60-0.74) were negatively related to sedentary lifestyle. Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of sedentary lifestyle in this middle-aged Latin American female sample which was associated with more severe menopausal symptoms and obesity.
KW - Menopausal symptoms
KW - Obesity
KW - Quality of life
KW - Sedentary lifestyle
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U2 - 10.1097/GME.0000000000000575
DO - 10.1097/GME.0000000000000575
M3 - Article
C2 - 26818013
SN - 1072-3714
VL - 23
SP - 488
EP - 493
JO - Menopause
JF - Menopause
IS - 5
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