Impact of Menopausal Status, Metabolic Syndrome and its Risk Factors on Impaired Quality of Life above Middle-aged Women.
10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.4.275
- Author:
Jisoon KIM
1
;
Sukhee AHN
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Graduate School, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Menopause;
Metabolic syndrome X;
Quality of life;
Depression;
Sleep
- MeSH:
Demography;
Depression;
Female;
Health Education;
Humans;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Menopause;
Metabolic Syndrome X;
Motor Activity;
Nursing;
Nutrition Surveys;
Obesity, Abdominal;
Postmenopause;
Premenopause;
Quality of Life*;
Risk Factors*;
Sampling Studies;
Statistics as Topic;
Waist Circumference
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2016;22(4):275-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study explored influencing factors on quality of life (QoL) above middle-aged women in relation to demographic factors, health-related factors, menopausal status, metabolic syndrome (MS) and its risk factors. METHODS: This study was secondary data analysis from the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013~2015 that utilized a complex, multi-stage probability sample design. Study sample of 2,310 was inclusive of (28.8%) of women who were over 40. To evaluate the factors that would influence an impaired quality of life, χ² test, GLM, and logistic regression analysis were done. RESULTS: Level of quality of life was lower in women with late post-menopause(over 10 years since menopause) than women with pre-menopause. Factors influencing impaired QoL were as follows: graduated middle school and elementary school or less (OR=2.43, 4.42, respectively, p<.05), no job (OR=1.92, p<.001), stress (OR=1.92, p=.001), depression (OR=1.93, p=.001), insufficient sleep (OR=1.64, p=.003), late post-menopause (OR=2.61, p=.044) and over 85cm of waist circumference (OR=1.76, p=.01). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that late post-menopause may be an independent factor influencing an impaired QoL. To promote post-menopausal womens' health, a nursing strategy is required to teach women how to manage levels of stress, depression, insufficient sleep, and abdominal obesity through health education, nutritional counselling, and physical activity program.
