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Calidad de vida en mujeres posmenopáusicas

Vive (El Alto); 4 (10), 2021
La menopausia es un proceso natural en la vida de toda mujer que consiste en el cese definitivo de los ciclos menstruales, aproximadamente entre los 45 y 55 años de edad. OBJETIVO: determinar la calidad de vida en mujeres posmenopáusicas entre la edad de 45 a 60 años de la parroquia Guapan Cantón Azo...

Postmenopausal women with sarcopenia have higher prevalence of falls and vertebral fractures

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (1), 2021
Abstract Recently, a new consensus of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWSOP2) recommended new cut-off points for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. The aim of the present manuscript was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women and its relationship with bone miner...

The effectiveness of melissa officinalis l. Versus citalopram on quality of life of menopausal women with sleep disorder: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Abstract Objective The present study aimed to assess the effect of Melissa Officinalis L. (a combination of lemon balm with fennel fruit extract) compared with citalopram and placebo on the quality of life of postmenopausal women with sleep disturbance. Methods The present study is a randomized, doub...

Effect of combined exercise training on heart rate variability in normotensive and hypertensive postmenopausal women

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aim: This study aimed to verify and compare the effects of 10 weeks of combined exercise training on the heart rate variability of normotensive (NT) and hypertensive (HT) postmenopausal women. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental controlled clinical trial. Therefore, 14 HT and 12 NT postmenop...

Epidemiología de las alteraciones ponderales
epidemiology of alterations ponderal

Introducción: La obesidad es un problema de salud pública a nivel mundial, que compromete a población de altos y bajos recursos por igual y presenta un efecto deletéreo de alto impacto en la fisiopatogenia de la enfermedad cardiovascular. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en...

Calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women: a study in South Brazil

Objective: To evaluate the link between calcium supplementa- tion and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women (aged 55 years or older). Methods: A standardized questionnaire was employed to collect data about calcium supplements, eart di- sease, and demographic of women attended at Primary Care ...

Body composition of women with and without dynapenia defined by different cut-off points

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 34 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective To compare body composition of postmenopausal women with and without dynapenia, defined by different cut-off points. Methods Body composition was assessed by electrical bioimpedance and the nutritional status by the body mass index. Dynapenia was diagnosed according to handgrip stren...

Migrânea e terapia hormonal
Migraine and hormone therapy

Femina; 49 (10), 2021

Germline and Somatic mutations in postmenopausal breast cancer patients

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: In breast cancer (BC) patients, the frequency of germline BRCA mutations (gBRCA) may vary according to the ethnic background, age, and family history of cancer. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) is the second most common somatic mutated gene in BC...