Socioeconomic and reproductive determinants of waist-hip ratio index in menopausal women
| Title: | Socioeconomic and reproductive determinants of waist-hip ratio index in menopausal women |
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| Authors: | Zahra Rastegari, Mahnaz Noroozi, Zamzam Paknahad |
| Source: | Journal of Mid-Life Health, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 170-173 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Collection: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics LCC:Geriatrics |
| Subject Terms: | Body composition, Body fat distribution, Body shape, Menopause, waist–hip ratio, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6 |
| More Details: | Background: Health evaluation is carried out using various anthropometric methods including waist–hip ratio (WHR) index. This method is applied for estimating body fat distribution. This study was aimed to investigate the socioeconomic and reproductive determinants of WHR index in menopausal women. Materials and Methods: For this cross-sectional study, samples were 278 menopausal women in Isfahan, Iran, who were selected by stratified sampling and invited to ten health centers. The data collection tools were a questionnaire and the standard meter tape. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests. Results: The mean of WHR index was X̄ = 0.9 ± 7.54. There was a significantly statistical relation between age, job, educational status, number of pregnancies and deliveries, age of the first delivery, and WHR index. Conclusion: Based on the results, body fat distribution of menopausal women is of android (central) type. It is suggested that measuring WHR index should be done in menopausal women and also during the postpartum period in specific intervals. Furthermore, women should be familiarized with related factors to this index, and it is recommended to avoid pregnancy and delivery at early ages and repeated pregnancies. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0976-7800 0976-7819 |
| Relation: | http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=170;epage=173;aulast=Rastegari; https://doaj.org/toc/0976-7800; https://doaj.org/toc/0976-7819 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jmh.JMH_48_17 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/785f47c5f8e04970a9755d7a79866eab |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.785f47c5f8e04970a9755d7a79866eab |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 09767800 09767819 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/jmh.JMH_48_17 |
| Published in: | Journal of Mid-Life Health |
| Language: | English |