Key result
Nutrition-related health behavior correlates with lower BMI in middle-aged women, explaining ~12% of variance.
Why the study?
The relationship among obesity, menopausal status, and health behavior in middle-aged women in rural Taiwan was not well understood.
Cross-Sectional (n=60)
Yes
In middle-aged women in rural Taiwan, menopausal status and nutrition-related health behaviors are significantly associated with obesity measures such as BMI and waist circumference.
High obesity rates in rural middle-aged women merit screening; cross-sectional data leave causal links to menopause or behavior open.
In this study we explored the relationship among obesity, menopausal status, and health behavior among middle-aged women in a rural community of southern Taiwan. This was a cross-sectional study using a face-to-face interview to collect data. Sixty middle-aged women from four community centers participated in this study. The results indicated that approximately 23.3% of the women had body mass index (BMI) ≥ 27 kg/m(2), and 38.3% of the women's waist girths were above 80 cm. Both BMI and waist circumference (WC) of the middle-aged women were significantly different between reproductive and postmenopausal status. The variable of nutrition-related health behavior was significantly and negatively associated with the BMI levels and accounted for 12% of the total variance. An understanding of the factors that contribute to obesity is provided among middle-aged women in Taiwan's rural communities.
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Pai et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Obesity (n=60). Menopausal status and health behavior vs. Reproductive status was evaluated on Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Nutrition-related health behavior was significantly and negatively associated with BMI levels, accounting for 12% of the total variance among middle-aged women.
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