Korean J Community Nutr.  2012 Aug;17(4):450-462. 10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.4.450.

Characteristics of the Health Factors in 45~60 Year Old Korean Women related to Menopausal Stages: Based on 2008~2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

• Lee HJ
• Cho KH
• Lee KH

• KMID: 2267416
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.4.450

Abstract

We analyzed data from the combined 2008~2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) to compare the health factors related to menopausal stages in 45~60 year old Korean women. In this study, we classified the subjects into a premenopausal group (n = 439) and a postmenopausal group (n = 683). In the postmenopausal group, age was higher (p < 0.001), monthly income (p < 0.01) and education levels (p < 0.001) were significantly lower than in the premenopausal group. Body fat % and waist circumferences were also higher in the postmenopausal group than in the premenopausal group. The serum glucose (p < 0.05), total cholesterol (p < 0.001), LDL-cholesterol (p < 0.001), triglyceride (p < 0.001), GOT (p < 0.001), GPT (p < 0.001) in the postmenopausal group were higher than in the premenopausal group. The postmenopausal group showed a significantly lower quality of life compared to the premenopausal group (p < 0.01). With regard to dietary quality, nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) of vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and niacin in the postmenopausal group were significantly lower than in the premenopausal group. The levels of glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride showed a significantly positive correlation with age, waist circumferences, body fat % and BMI. The 45~60 year old Korean women in this study showed high levels of obesity and serum lipids. Also, intakes of the vitamins and minerals of the women did not meet the level of Dietary reference intakes for Koreans. Therefore, nutritional risk may be high in the women, especially in postmenopausal women. In order to prevent the health risk, women's health care including the quality of the meal should be considered.

Keyword

middled-aged women; women's health; menopausal women; health factors

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue
Cholesterol
Female
Glucose
Humans
Meals
Minerals
Niacin
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Quality of Life
Riboflavin
Thiamine
Vitamin A
Vitamins
Waist Circumference
Women's Health
Cholesterol
Glucose
Minerals
Niacin
Riboflavin
Thiamine
Vitamin A
Vitamins

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