Association between dairy consumption and menopausal symptoms: A cross-sectional study among Iranian postmenopausal women

The association between dairy food consumption and menopausal symptoms was evaluated with a cross-sectional study conducted on 393 postmenopausal women. A food frequency questionnaire was used to assess dietary intake over a year; menopausal symptoms were measured using a menopause rating scale (MRS...

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Published in:International dairy journal 2020-06, Vol.105, p.104688, Article 104688
Main Authors: Abshirini, Maryam, Siassi, Fereydoun, Koohdani, Fariba, Qorbani, Mostafa, Golpour-Hamedani, Sahar, Khosravi, Shahla, Aslani, Zahra, Soleymani, Mahshid, Sotoudeh, Gity
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Language:English
Subjects:
cross-sectional studies
dairy consumption
educational status
energy intake
food consumption
food frequency questionnaires
low fat dairy products
physical activity
postmenopause
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Summary:The association between dairy food consumption and menopausal symptoms was evaluated with a cross-sectional study conducted on 393 postmenopausal women. A food frequency questionnaire was used to assess dietary intake over a year; menopausal symptoms were measured using a menopause rating scale (MRS) questionnaire. The total MRS score was the sum of the somatic, psychological, and urogenital scores. After adjustment for age, years since menopause, education level, BMI, physical activity, energy intake, healthy eating index and fibre intake, higher total dairy intake was related to lower somatic (β −0.184; P-value
ISSN:0958-6946
1879-0143
DOI:10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104688