Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)

Korean Society of Women Health Nursing (한국여성건강간호학회)
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The Menopausal Age and Climacteric Symptoms, and the Related Factors of Korean Women

한국 여성의 폐경연령.갱년기 증상 관련요인

  • Park, Young-Joo (College of Nursing, Korea University) ;
  • Koo, Byoung-Sam (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Kang, Hyun-Choel (Institute of Statistics, Korea University, Department of Mathematics, Ho-Seo University) ;
  • Chun, Sook-Hee (Department of Mathematics, Ho-Seo University) ;
  • Yoon, Ji-Won (Department of Mathematics, Ho-Seo University)
  • 박영주 (고려대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 구병삼 (고려대학교 의과대학 산부인과) ;
  • 강현철 (고려대학교 통제연구소, 호서대학교 수학과) ;
  • 천숙희 (고려대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 윤지원 (고려대학교 간호대학)
  • Published : 2001.12.31
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Abstract

This cross-sectional design was to identify the age at menopause of Korean women and the levels of bothersome menopausal symptoms. In addition, examining relationships between the levels of bothersome menopausal symptoms and sociodemographic factors, body mass index, menopause-related factors, and life-style behavior factors including smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, and diet was done. Two thousand eight hundred seven naturally postmenopausal women aged between 41-65 years were recruited by self-selection from 7 metropolitans and 6 provinces in Korea from Dec. 20, 1998 to April 30, 1999. The age at menopause of Korean women was 49.2 years(mean) and 50.0 years (median). The menopausal age of Korean women has slightly increased compared to a previous study. Based on the demographic factors, residential area and socioeconomic status were associated with the bothersome levels of climacteric symptoms. In the case of the life-style behaviors analysis, only alcohol use and a preference for wheat were associated with the bothersome levels of climacteric symptoms, especially physical symptoms.

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