Original scientific paper
Anthropology and Style of Life in Middle Age Women
Consuelo Prado Martinez
María Elena Diaz
Emilia María Toledo
María Margarita Carmenate
Iraida Wong
Raisa Moreno
Vilma Moreno
Abstract
The anthropometric pattern, demographics data, lifestyle factors and several aspects
of morbidity were analyzed for 400 Cuban women ages 40–60 years. More than 85% of
women were obese, being these in direct association with morphology typically androgens,
more evident in the postmenopausal women. In these women observed less body
mass index and overweight, in an equivalent way between pre and postmenopausal women.
A moderate consumption of rice, was evidenced, pastas and vegetables, few candies
and fatty, what points to or quite acceptable knowledge of the harmful effect of some
foods, to weigh that the shadowy use of saturated fats and not saturated it was the most
frequent thing. By multifactor approach it is possible to make relation between nutritional
patterns, morphology and climacteric symptoms; Cuban women present a different
frequencies from an other literature showing the risk of generalist this studies and
health’s actions.
Keywords
menopause; body mass index; Cuban women; menopause symptoms; nutrition
Hrčak ID:
28096
URI
Publication date:
16.6.2003.
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