Relationship Of Physical Activity, Diet, And Age Menarche With Age Menopause At Elderly Posyandu Working Area Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin

Abstract

Objective: To know the relationship of physical activity, diet and menarche age with age of menopause at Posyandu elderly working area Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin. Methods:The research used quantitative analytic with cross sectional approach. The population is women aged 45-59 years in Posyandu elderly working area Puskesmas Pekauman. Samples were post-menopausal women aged 45-59 at Posyandu elderly working area Pekauman Community Health Center April 2017 amounted to 47 people, taken by accidental sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square test with 95% confidence level. Results: 51% of respondents of normal menopausal age, 61.70% of respondents of normal menarche age, 78.70% of respondents not eating well, 53.20% of respondents of moderate physical activity. There was a relationship between menarche age and age of menopause (p = 0.012 <α 0.05). There was a relationship between physical activity and age of menopause (p = 0.029 <α 0.05). There was no association between diet and age of menopause (p = 0,524> α 0.05). Conclusion: Age of menarche and physical activity associated with age of menopause. Women are expected to prepare themselves ahead of menopause by doing enough physical activity.

Level of adherence to diet and physical activity among menopausal women and influencing factors in Jordan: a descriptive cross-sectional study

“…Physical activity was influenced by the women's age, place of residence, education level, occupation, marital status, body mass index (BMI), parity and socioeconomic status (4,28). This result is consistent with that of previous studies that observed moderate physical activity among the participants (6,9,29). By contrast, other studies observed sedentary physical activity and poor diet among their study participants (30)(31)(32)(33).…”

“…A healthy diet can reduce the risk of diseases and enhance quality of life (34). Moreover, adequate nutritional fulfillment can considerably reduce the negative consequences of menopause (29). The results of the present study revealed that more than half of the participants ate refined food items once a month or less, dined out less than once a month, ate three meals a day and ate ghee, butter, cream, and mayonnaise once a month or less.…”

“…High and low levels of physical activity can impact estrogen production. Therefore, women should be encouraged to consider their degree of physical activity (29). The results of the present study revealed that most of the participants did not exercise weekly, and each exercise session lasted less than 10 min.…”

“…A healthy diet consists of food with fiber, water, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats (29). A healthy diet can reduce the risk of diseases and enhance quality of life (34).…”