Influence of weight status on physical and mental health in Moroccan perimenopausal women

There is a lack of information about fitness and other health indicators in women from countries such as Morocco. This study aims to explore the association of weight status with physical and mental health in Moroccan perimenopausal women. 151 women (45-65 years) from the North of Morocco were analy...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2016, Vol.23 (153), p.153-153
Main Authors: Oudghiri, Dia Eddine, Ruiz-Cabello, Pilar, Camiletti-Moirón, Daniel, Fernández, María Del Mar, Aranda, Pilar, Aparicio, Virginia Ariadna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Body Weight - physiology
cardiovascular disease
Female
Health Status
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Lipids - blood
Mental Health
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Morocco - epidemiology
Muscle Strength - physiology
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight - epidemiology
Perimenopause - physiology
Physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Prevalence
Quality of Life
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Summary:There is a lack of information about fitness and other health indicators in women from countries such as Morocco. This study aims to explore the association of weight status with physical and mental health in Moroccan perimenopausal women. 151 women (45-65 years) from the North of Morocco were analyzed by standardized field-based fitness tests to assess cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, flexibility, agility and balance. Quality of life was assessed by means of the Short-Form-36 Health Survey. Resting heart rate, blood pressure and plasma fasting glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides were also measured. Blood pressure (P=0.001), plasma triglycerides (P=0.041) and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (P
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2016.23.153.8208