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KMID : 0644120150280010085
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2015 Volume.28 No. 1 p.85 ~ p.91
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A Study on the Relationship between Body Composition and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), The Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) of Postmenopausal Women
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Park Kang-In
Pak Yeon-Kyoung
Park Kyoung-Sun
Hwang Deok-Sang
Lee Chang-Hoon
Jang Jun-Bock
Lee Jin-Moo
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Abstract
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Objectives: Postmenopausal symptoms are subject to many factors. Recently, obesity has been suggested as a factor of hot flush. So this study aims to report the relationship between body composition and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), The Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) of postmenopausal women.
Methods: We studied 42 climacteric women who had visited Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong from April 2011 to July 2014. 42 women had filled out MRS, MENQOL, and they had taken body composition tests. Pearson correlation tests were conducted. (Correlation was statistically significant at the 0.05 level)
Results: Correlation between psychological subscale of MENQOL and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) was statistically significant (pearson correlation coefficient=0.385; p-value=0.012). But other subscales of MRS and MENQOL were not statistically
related with body composition.
Conclusions: WHR could be an important factor of psychological health of menopausal women. So, abdominal fat reduction must be considered when curing menopausal symptoms. In connection with climacteric depression, well-designed studies would be necessary.
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KEYWORD
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Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), The Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL), Waist-Hip Ratio, Climacteric Syndrome, Postmenopause, Climacteric DepressionObjectives: Postmenopausal symptoms are subject to many factors. Recently, obesity has been suggested as a factor of hot flush. So this study aims to report the relationship between body composition and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), The Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) of postmenopausal women.
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