Severity of Menopause Symptoms Linked to Sedentary Lifestyle – Medscape

Middle-aged women that workout fewer compared to three times per week report much more significant menopause symptoms compared to those that get hold of much more exercise, a study has actually shown. They are likewise significantly much more most likely to be obese, researchers report in an write-up published online January 19 in Menopause.

Juan E. Blümel, MD, PhD, from the University of Chile in Santiago, and colleagues reviewed data from the Collaborative Group for Research of the Climacteric in Latin America studies and the good health records of much more compared to 6000 women aged 40 to 59 years that received care at urban good health clinics across 11 Latin American countries.

Study participants completed standard questionnaires regarding their menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, joint pain, depressed mood, anxiety, and insomnia. They likewise offered write-up regarding their bodily activity level, indicating exactly how numerous times per week they engage in at least 30 moments of bodily activity, such as walking, jogging, bicycling, or swimming.

Of the respondents, 63.9% reported a sedentary lifestyle (fewer compared to three weekly sessions of bodily activity), and of these, 16.1% much more significant menopausal symptoms, as indicated by better total and subscale scores, including personal item ratings, on the Menopause Rating Scale. In comparison, only 10.6% (P < .0001) of their energetic counterparts reported significant symptoms. The sedentary women likewise had much more depressive symptoms, higher anxiety, and much more insomnia.

The prevalence of obesity was significantly better among the sedentary women, at 20.9%, compared to in the energetic group, at 14.3%, and their mean waist circumference was significantly greater, the authors write.

“Our outcomes support reports that highlight the positive impact of bodily activity on menopausal symptoms,” the authors write, noting that the effect could be a result of the actions of estrogen and bodily activity on the brain.

With respect to the obesity association, the higher proportion of abdominal obesity in the sedentary group is particularly notable, according to the authors. “This increased waist circumference is of significance because it is associated Along with better mortality even in women displaying a [body mass index] much less compared to 25 kg/m²,” they explain. The association between sedentary lifestyle and obesity appears to be not only related to electricity expenditure due to bodily activity, they note, “yet to the honest truth that the 2 procedures could be jointly regulated at the central nervous system level.”

Although the analysis demonstrates an association between bodily activity and menopausal symptoms, the authors pressure that the cross-sectional study design “does not enable us to conclude if bodily activity reduces menopausal symptoms or if menopausal symptoms reduce bodily activity.”

The authors have actually disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Menopause. Published online January 19, 2016. Abstract