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The study aims to evaluate the relationship between menopausal symptoms, diet quality, quality of life, and abdominal obesity in women.

March 29, 2026Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences0 citations

Association of Menopausal Symptoms with Diet Quality, Life Quality and Abdominal Obesity

EÜEmine Büşra Ümit CGCeren GezerEastern Mediterranean University

Key Points

The study aims to evaluate the relationship between menopausal symptoms, diet quality, quality of life, and abdominal obesity in women.
Used a questionnaire and face-to-face data collection techniques
Employed the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) to assess symptoms
Utilized Diet Quality Index – International (DQI-I) for diet analysis
Conducted anthropometric measurements of participants
Identified a weak inverse correlation between DQI-I scores and waist circumference
Found similar weak correlations with waist/hip ratio and waist/height ratio
Results indicate that better diet quality associates with lower abdominal obesity

Abstract

Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between menopause symptoms, diet, quality of life, and obesity among 384 women in Gaziantep, Turkey. Methods: A questionnaire and face-to-face data-collection techniques were used to determine the characteristics of the individuals along with the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Diet Quality Index – International (DQI-I), and Lifestyle Index (LI). Anthropometric measurements were also obtained.Results: There was a weak inverse correlation between women's DQI-I scores and waist circumference, waist/hip ratio, and waist/height ratio (r=-0.160, p=0.002; r=-0.170, p=0.001; r=-0.180, p

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Ümit et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c35cde0f0f753b39e1c8 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1635220

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