The object of the study was to analyze the relationship between aerobic fitness and body composition in postmenopausal women. We hypothesized that postmenopausal women that had higher adiposity had lower cardiorespiratory capacity, regardless of the characteristics of menopause. The sample included 208 women (57.57 ± 6.62 years), whose body composition and the basal metabolic rate were evaluated by octopolar bioimpedance (InBody 720) and the oxygen uptake by the modified Bruce protocol. Most of the sample showed obesity and a high visceral fat area. The visceral fat area and the basal metabolic rate explained 30% of the variation of oxygen uptake, regardless of age, time, nature or hormone therapy. The values of the latter variables were reduced in the presence of high central adiposity (−6.16 ml/kg/min) and the basal metabolic rate of less than 1238 kcal/day (−0.18 ml/kg/min). The women with oxygen uptake above 30.94 ml/kg/min showed lower values of total and central adiposity when compared with other groups. With an increase of aerobic fitness, there was a growing tendency of the average values of the soft lean mass index, with differences between the groups low-high and moderate-high. These results suggest worsening of the cardiorespiratory condition with an increase of central adiposity and a decrease of the BMR, regardless of age and menopause characteristics.
RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a qualidade de vida de mulheres climatéricas de acordo com o estado menopausal. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, do tipo descritivo e transversal de base populacional, incluindo 626 mulheres com idades compreendidas entre os 40 e os 65 anos, que responderam um formulário sócio demográfico e clínico, a qualidade de vida foi avaliada através da Escala de Avaliação da Menopausa (Menopause Rating Scale-MRS). O teste t de Student foi utilizado na comparação das médias dos grupos, tendo sido considerado um nível de significância estatística de p< 0,05. Resultados: A análise comparativa das médias relativas aos escores totais da MRS revelou variações significativas entre os grupos estudados, indicando que o estado menopausal interferiu nos índices de qualidade de vida das mulheres (p< 0,05). Observou-se que as pacientes em menopausa induzida apresentaram o pior escore (18,26) de qualidade de vida em comparação com os outros dois grupos (p< 0,05), bem como as mulheres em menopausa natural mostraram maior comprometimento da qualidade de vida, mostrado pelo escore elevado (15,28), em comparação às entrevistadas que não estavam na menopausa, as quais apresentaram escore médio de 11,38. Conclusão: Conclui-se que mulheres com menopausa induzida tendem a ter piores escores de qualidade de vida quando comparadas com mulheres na pré-menopausa e com menopausa natural. Descritores: Qualidade de Vida, Estado Menopausal, Climatério. Quality of life of women under the weather menopausal status ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the quality of life of menopausal women according to menopausal status. Methodology: This study was a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional population-based, including 626 women aged between 40 and 65 years who completed a demographic and clinical social form, quality
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