scholarly journals Prevalence of menopausal hot flashes in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 789-800
Author(s):  
Hala Ahmadieh ◽  
Nadia Jradi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Hot Flashes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spicy Food

Background: Menopausal hot flashes or vasomotor symptoms are prevalent and could be debilitating in postmenopausal women. There is controversy regarding the risk factors for hot flashes, some of which may vary from one country or culture to another. Objective: To shed light on this matter by assessing the prevalence of hot flashes, their effect on quality of life, and their association with certain factors such as physical exercise, caffeine, spicy food consumption, dietary intake, smoking, alcohol, etc. Materials and Methods: A large cross-sectional study was conducted among 627 Lebanese women, aged 45-67 yr using a well-developed and comprehensive questionnaire, in order to better assess the prevalence of hot flashes, focusing on their characteristics, association with various factors, severity, and effect on the women’s quality of life. Results: 62.5% of participants experienced hot flashes. A statistically significant difference was noted between women who experience hot flashes and their counterparts with respect to smoking, body mass index, spicy food consumption, education level, age, menstrual status, and parity. An association was not found with physical activity or other dietary factors. Conclusion: As an alternative for hormone therapy, clinicians should consider lifestyle changes to help manage hot flashes, which impose a tremendous physical and social toll on the women experiencing them. Key words: Menopause, Diet, Body mass index, Quality of life, Smoking.

scholarly journals Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. e005813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Braithwaite ◽  
Alistair W Stewart ◽  
Robert J Hancox ◽  
Richard Beasley ◽  
Rinki Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fast Food Consumption

scholarly journals Body Weight Perception and Quality of Life in Nurses of Nantong City, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Wang ◽  
Xiaohua Yang ◽  
Hongmei Chu ◽  
Chunyan Ge ◽  
Jie Yin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Weight Perception

Abstract Background To explored associations of body weight perception with body mass index and quality of life among nurses.Methods A total of 456 nurses (18-55 years old） were surveyed in a cross-sectional study in a hospital of Nantong City, China. Data on social-demographic characteristics, body mass index, body weight perception and quality of life were collected. Results Our study showed that 40.6% of nurses misconception their weight status. Married nurses were more likely than unmarried to underestimate their weight. Significant disparity in mental health, vitality and mental component summary scores were found in nursers who underestimate their weight compared to those correctly perceived or over or who overestimate their weight. Conclusion Interventions should be designed to help nurse address body weight status misconception, thereby contributing to label themselves and patients as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese correctly, and in turn, giving reasonable eating habits and physical activities health education.

Quality of life of persons with transfemoral amputation: Comparison of socket prostheses and osseointegrated prostheses

2020 ◽  
pp. 030936462094864
Author(s):  
Philip Thomas Pospiech ◽  
Robert Wendlandt ◽  
Horst-Heinrich Aschoff ◽  
Sibylle Ziegert ◽  
Arndt Peter Schulz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Global Score ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Transfemoral Amputation ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Quality

Background: Until recently, no study had compared the quality of life of persons with transfemoral amputation treated with osseointegration to socket prosthesis users. Objectives: Comparison of quality of life in two types of prostheses users: a cohort of patients with osseointegration and patients equipped with a socket prosthesis who were group-matched for age, body mass index and mobility grade. Study design: A cross-sectional study that compared Methods: The quality of life of 39 participants (22 in the osseointegration group and 17 in the socket prosthesis group) was measured using the Questionnaire for Persons with Transfemoral Amputation (Q-TFA) and European Questionnaire 5-dimension 3-level (EQ-5D-3L) surveys. Results: Compared with the socket prosthesis group, the osseointegration group had a significantly higher ‘Global’ score ( p = 0.022) and a significantly lower ‘Problem’ score ( p < 0.001) of the Q-TFA. The ‘Mobility’ ( p = 0.051) and ‘Use’ scores ( p = 0.146) of the Q-TFA, the EQ-5D-3L index ( p = 0.723), and EQ-5D visual analog scale ( p = 0.497) showed no significant differences between groups. Conclusions: Patients with osseointegration experienced less prosthesis-associated problems than socket prosthesis users and had a higher prosthesis-associated quality of life when assessed with the Q-TFA. General quality of life, as assessed with the EQ-5D-3L, was not different between groups.

scholarly journals Correlations of Body Mass Index, Quality of Life, and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms in Women During the Transition to Menopause

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoureh Refaei ◽  
Farideh Kazemi ◽  
Rafat Bakht ◽  
Moloud Hosseini ◽  
Soraya Mardanpour
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Symptoms

Background: The recognition of the influential factors in the reduction of quality of life and health status in women is essential to their empowerment. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the correlations between body mass index (BMI), quality of life, the severity of menopausal symptoms in women during menopause. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 136 women transiting to menopause, who referred to the main health centers in Javanrood city, Iran. The subjects were selected via random sampling. MEN-QOL was used to measure the specific quality of life of the women, and the severity of menopausal symptoms was determined using the MRS questionnaire. Results: BMI could significantly predict the severity of menopausal symptoms, dimensions of quality of life (vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual symptoms), and total score of quality of life during the transition to menopause (P < 0.05). In addition, a significant correlation was observed between the severity of menopausal symptoms and BMI during menopause (P = 0.002). Conclusions: According to the results, BMI could predict the quality of life and severity of menopausal symptoms in women during menopause.

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