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This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the frequency and severity of postmenopausal symptoms in women aged 45-65 years and the level of compliance with the Mediterranean diet, and the main question it aimed to answer is: Do women with higher compliance with the Mediterranean diet have milder symptoms?
This cross-sectional study was conducted between 01.01.2024 and 01.06.2024 with women aged 45-65 who were registered at Tuzla E-ASM affiliated with Marmara University Pendik Hospital and who had been in menopause for at least 1 year. The sample size was calculated as 272 and the target number was determined as 305. After obtaining written consent from the participants who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria, a questionnaire form was applied to these individuals, which questioned their sociodemographic characteristics, age of menstruation onset, pregnancy history, smoking and alcohol use, use of supplements, Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS) and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). The presence, type and severity of menopausal symptoms with the Mediterranean diet were evaluated.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| postmenopausal women aged 45-65 | Women who were registered at Tuzla E-ASM affiliated with Marmara University Pendik Hospital and who had been in menopause for at least 1 year |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mediterranean diet adherence and menopausal symptoms association | Mediterranean diet adherence total score and menopausal rating scale total score were inversely and weakly correlated with each other (p<0.01; r= -0.295). | Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Menopausal symptom severity in women with low and dietary adherence | Women with mild menopausal symptoms had the highest adherence score with the Mediterranean diet, while women with severe symptoms had the lowest adherence score to the Mediterranean diet (p<0.01). | Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
This study enrolls only biological females
The population of the study consists of all postmenopausal women between the ages of 45-65 registered to Tuzla E-ASM.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Buğu Usanma Koban, Assistant Professor | Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmara University- Tuzla Eğitim ASM | Istanbul | Tuzla | 34953 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Background | Ö. Can Gürkan and M. A. Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Kadın Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Araştırma Görevlisi, "MENOPOZ SEMPTOMLARI DEĞERLENDİRME ÖLÇEĞİNİN TÜRKÇE FORMUNUN GÜVENİRLİK VE GEÇERLİLİĞİ." | ||
| Background | E. Fatma et al., "Turkish Validation and Reliability of Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener," Pehlivanoglu Ozkan EF. Balcioglu H. Unluoglu I, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 160-164, 2020, doi: 10.20515/otd. | ||
| 39026104 | Background | Byrne-Kirk M, Mantzioris E, Scannell N, Villani A. Adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet and severity of menopausal symptoms in perimenopausal and menopausal women from Australia: a cross-sectional analysis. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Oct;63(7):2743-2751. doi: 10.1007/s00394-024-03462-3. Epub 2024 Jul 18. | |
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Participant's survey forms
6 months
Forms will only be shared with researchers via Drive
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| Vasomotor menopausal symptom severity in women with low dietary compliance |
Mediterranean diet adherence scores were lower in the group with severe vasomotor symptoms. (p<0,05) |
| Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment. |
| Psychological menopausal symptom severity in women with low dietary compliance | Mediterranean diet adherence scores were lower in the group with severe psychological symptoms. | Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment. |
| Urogenital menopausal symptom severity in women with low dietary compliance | There is no significant relationship between urogenital symptom scores and Mediterranean diet compliance scores. | Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment. |
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| Herber-Gast GC, Mishra GD. Fruit, Mediterranean-style, and high-fat and -sugar diets are associated with the risk of night sweats and hot flushes in midlife: results from a prospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 May;97(5):1092-9. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.049965. Epub 2013 Apr 3. |
| 35546996 | Background | Vetrani C, Barrea L, Rispoli R, Verde L, De Alteriis G, Docimo A, Auriemma RS, Colao A, Savastano S, Muscogiuri G. Mediterranean Diet: What Are the Consequences for Menopause? Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Apr 25;13:886824. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.886824. eCollection 2022. |
| Background | L. Barrea, G. Pugliese, D. Laudisio, S. Savastano, A. Colao, and G. Muscogiuri, "Does Mediterranean diet could have a role on age at menopause and in the management of vasomotor menopausal symptoms? The viewpoint of the endocrinological nutritionist," 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.cofs.2021.02.018. |