The Relationship between Physical Activity and General Health among Menopausal Women in Ahvaz, Iran

Sharifi, Nasibeh; Jalili, Lida; S, Khazaeian; Nia, Anvar Sadat Nayebi

doi:10.19082/3639

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“…Earlier studies also reported that regular physical activity might significantly reduce menopausal symptoms, improve general well-being and health status [14,48,49,50]. In another study, a moderate physical activity level was associated with less severe menopausal symptoms, a lower level of physical disorders, better general health and social functioning [51].…”

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High Physical Activity Level May Reduce Menopausal Symptoms

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Background and Objectives: Menopause is a normal physiological change occurring at a woman’s mid-life. During this time, women experience vasomotor, physical and physiological problems, which reduce their quality of life. Many women are searching for different, alternative methods to reduce the severity of menopausal symptoms. Physical activity (PA) is one of the recommended methods to reduce menopausal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between specific domains (physical activity during leisure time, at work, during transportation and household activities) and the menopausal symptoms. Materials and Methods: We included 305 women aged 40–65 in the study. All participants were divided into three groups according to menopausal status. The research tools used were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to assess physical activity level in four domains and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) to assess the severity of menopausal symptoms. The data analysis was performed by Chi-square test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc Tuckey test. Results: Menopausal stage was significantly associated with the total MRS score (p < 0.001) and specifically the urogenital and somato–vegetative subscores (p < 0.001). Physical activity was significantly associated (p < 0.001) with leisure time (according to IPAQ domains). Most postmenopausal women had high PA level (59.66%). Significantly less women with high PA levels had severe urogenital symptoms: 10.82% of participant with a low PA level, 11.15% with a moderate PA level and 4.26% with a high PA level (p = 0.046). Conclusions: Physical activity during leisure time is associated to menopausal symptoms in Polish women. Women with high and moderate PA levels have less severe menopausal symptoms compared to inactive women. Middle-aged women with low PA levels at work suffer from more severe somato–vegetative symptoms.

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“…Physical activity questionnaire was used to report a list of common activity during the past year, including type, duration and frequency of activity per week . Physical activity level were evaluated using the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and was reported as mean ± SD for metabolic equivalent minutes per week (MET‐min/week) …”

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“…16 Physical activity level were evaluated using the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and was reported as mean AE SD for metabolic equivalent minutes per week (MET-min/week). 17 Dietary assessment was done using a 67-item validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to evaluate dietary history of participants during the last year. 18,19 The FFQ was included a list of common foods consumed during last year which was asked through faceto-face interviews by trained dietitians and was reported as daily, weekly, monthly and annual.…”

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The relationship between pre‐pregnancy dietary patterns adherence and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Iran: A case–control study

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Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim The present study aimed to investigate major dietary patterns and their association with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Yazd city located in Iran. Methods This case–control designed study was conducted at six healthcare centres. Two hundred and seventy‐eight pregnant women who referred for GDM screening participated. Dietary assessment was carried out by using a 67‐item validated food frequency questionnaire to evaluate dietary history of participants during the last year. Principal component analysis was used to identify major food patterns. Multivariable logistic regression model was employed to identify the association between dietary patterns and risk of GDM. Results Two major dietary patterns were detected. The Western dietary pattern was associated with higher intakes of sugar‐sweetened beverages, refined grain products, fast foods, salty snacks, sweets and biscuit, mayonnaise and saturated oils, while the prudent dietary pattern was associated with higher intakes of fruits, low‐fat dairy, potato, egg, fish, poultry, nuts, organs meat and red meat. Furthermore, prudent dietary pattern was negatively associated with GDM risk (OR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.44–0.99). However, there was no significant association between adherence of the Western dietary pattern and risk of GDM. Conclusions Pre‐pregnancy adherence of the prudent dietary pattern was significantly associated with reduced risk of GDM.

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“…Menopause forms a large portion of every woman's life. In fact, women would spend one-third of their lives in menopause [1] , and during these years, they could be struggling with several physical, vasomotor, psychological, and sexual symptoms [2] . Yet, the experience of menopause can vary widely from a woman to another, ranging from a smooth transition to a long tiring period of disturbances [3] .…”

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confidence: 99%