Role of Obesity in Menopause
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Women during mid-life experience physical and psychological symptoms influenced by aging, endocrine changes, demographics characteristics, psychosocial factors, environmental conditions, ethnic differences, family history, nutritional, and differences by countries. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of obesity on the menopausal symptoms and the menopausal symptom among obese and non obese postmenopausal women in India. Methodology:11 item questionnaire including sociodemographic characteristics, endocrinal disorders, menopausal history assessment, personal health information, antropometry and clinical assessment was used to assess the menopausal symptom among obese and non obese postmenopausal women of Gwalior visiting Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior India. This retrospective observational study was conducted in month of December 2017. Results: The results have shown that obese women (52 participants) suffer from more menopausal symptoms (psychological, somatic symptoms, urogenital symptom) than among non obese women. The proportion of overweight/obese participants was higher in married (62%) than widow (35%). Conclusion: There is a need of developing interactive, user friendly, technology based education module for addressing the chronic ailments of postmenopausal women.
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Dr J. Bindal
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