Health issues for menopausal women: The top 11 conditions have common solutions

Dijk, G.M. van; Kavousi, Maryam; Troup, Jenna; Franco, Oscar H.

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.09.013

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“…Among these common menopausal health issues are type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and vasomotor symptoms [1,2]. Vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats, are present in the majority of women undergoing natural menopause [3,4], occurring with different frequency and severity [5].…”

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The association between vasomotor symptoms and metabolic health in peri- and postmenopausal women: A systematic review

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The association between vasomotor symptoms and metabolic health in peri- and postmenopausal women: A systematic review

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Association between age at menarche and diabetes in Korean post-menopausal women: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2009)

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POST-MENOPAUSAL women are highly exposed to multiple health problems and risk of diabetes is higher in postmenopausal women than in their pre-menopausal counterparts [1]. Diabetes decrease healthrelated quality of life because of diabetic complications, and increase burden of disease [2]. Considering the fact that diabetes-caused death rate per 100,000 is 37.5 in women aged 50-69 years and 186.9 in women aged 70-80 years, whereas 2.7 in women aged 15-49 years, prevention and treatment for diabetes are an important health issue for post-menopausal women [3].Age at menarche is defined as the age at the onset of menstruation in adolescents and is frequently used Abstract. Early menarche is known to be associated with diabetes, however this association remains controversial. Our study aimed to investigate the possible association between age at menarche and diabetes prevalence in post-menopausal Korean women. This study included 3,254 post-menopausal Korean women aged 50-85 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (KNHANES 2007(KNHANES -2009). Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for diabetes prevalence. Levels of biochemical markers were compared according to groups by age at menarche. Women in the earlier menarche age group (10-12 years) showed higher levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG) and scores of homeostatic model assessment in the insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index than other groups (p <0.05). After adjusting for potential confounding factors, early age at menarche was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of diabetes (OR 1.86, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.07-3.23). The observed association remained significant despite additional adjustment for body mass index and waist circumference (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.03-3.23) and despite further adjustments for FBG levels and HOMA-IR index (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.11-4.55). Our findings strengthen the hypothesis that younger age at menarche is associated with increased diabetes prevalence in the Korean population.

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“…Many diseases occur or further develop in middle-aged and elderly women related to the menopausal transition and ageing [27]. Assessing impact of screening or diagnosis on physical, mental and emotional well-being is complex because of the presence of many other influencing factors which cannot be isolated or controlled for.…”

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Impact of a diabetes screening program on a rural Chinese population: a 3-year follow-up study

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BackgroundScreening for type 2 diabetes helps detect previously unknown diabetes and identify people with pre-diabetes, but the adverse impact of such screening on individuals labelled as pre-diabetes or classified as normal, is less known. In this study the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), depression and lifestyle changes in a rural Chinese population are assessed three years after a screening program.MethodsA total of 647 (39.1%) individuals with pre-diabetes and 1009 (60.9%) individuals with normoglycaemia from a population-based diabetes screening program in 2009 were re-examined in 2012–2013. Changes at the end of 3 years in HRQoL, depression, BMI, weight, frequency of physical activity and vegetable intake were assessed.ResultsIn men with normoglycaemia the mean (SD) 15D scores were 0.974 (0.04) at baseline and 0.973 (0.05) at follow-up; and 0.971 (0.05) and 0.966 (0.06) for men with pre-diabetes. In women the scores were 0.973 (0.05) and 0.963 (0.06) for normoglycaemia and 0.959 (0.06) and 0.954 (0.07) for pre-diabetes, respectively. Compared to baseline, the HRQoL was slightly lower at 3 years in all groups but the change was not considered to be clinically important, and was only statistically significant for women with normoglycaemia (p < 0.05). The depression score was slightly elevated in women, but not in men. No significant changes in BMI were noticed, but weight increased slightly in the normoglycemia group (p < 0.05). Screening had a significant positive impact on physical activity and vegetable intake.ConclusionsThis population-based diabetes screening program generated long-term positive changes toward a healthy lifestyle as measured by physical activity and vegetable intake for all the participants without adverse effects on the HRQoL and depression.

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Health issues for menopausal women: The top 11 conditions have common solutions

Cited by 84 publications

References 70 publications

The association between vasomotor symptoms and metabolic health in peri- and postmenopausal women: A systematic review

The association between vasomotor symptoms and metabolic health in peri- and postmenopausal women: A systematic review

Association between age at menarche and diabetes in Korean post-menopausal women: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2009)

Impact of a diabetes screening program on a rural Chinese population: a 3-year follow-up study

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