Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2016 Dec;22(4):275-286. 10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.4.275.

Impact of Menopausal Status, Metabolic Syndrome and its Risk Factors on Impaired Quality of Life above Middle-aged Women

• Kim J
• Ahn S

• KMID: 2364630
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.4.275

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.

Keyword

Menopause; Metabolic syndrome X; Quality of life; Depression; Sleep

MeSH Terms

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

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