Association Between Body Mass Index and Moderate-to-Severe Vasomotor Symptoms in Thai Postmenopausal Women

Association Between Body Mass Index and Moderate-to-Severe Vasomotor Symptoms in Thai Postmenopausal Women

Objective:  Body mass index (BMI) has been controversially reported to be positively, inversely, or not associated with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in postmenopausal women. This study analysed the association between BMI and moderate-to-severe VMS in Thai population. Methods: A cross-sectional study wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Siriraj Medical Journal 2019-09, Vol.71 (5), p.370-376
1. Verfasser: Techatraisak, Kitirat
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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BMI
VMS
postmenopausal women
Thai
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Zusammenfassung:Objective:  Body mass index (BMI) has been controversially reported to be positively, inversely, or not associated with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in postmenopausal women. This study analysed the association between BMI and moderate-to-severe VMS in Thai population. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 178 Thai postmenopausal women aged 30-60 years. They were categorized into two groups by BMI. The two groups (normal BMI
ISSN:2629-995X
0125-152X
2228-8082
DOI:10.33192/Smj.2019.56