ISSN: 1300-0292
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İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Menopause And Its Characteristics In The Women Habitants Inthe Silivri District
Suphi VEHİD*, Sinan N. ARAN**, Selçuk KÖKSAL***, İ. Halil ÖZDEMİR****,
Haluk IŞILOĞLU*****, Mustafa ŞENOCAK******
* Uz.Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı AD,
** Uz.Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Aile Hekimliği AD,
*** Yrd.Doç.Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı AD,
**** Uz.Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi Toplum Hekimliği Merkezi,
***** Prof.Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum AD,
****** Prof.Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Biyoistatistik BD, İSTANBUL
Nowadays parallel to the development to healthcare services the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have been increased. As a result life expectancy and the proportion of the elderly population raised accordingly. This process causes the women to live a part of their lives in menopause state.
In this study, parameters such as mean age of menopause, age at menarch, education level, physical activity out of home, socioeconomic level, body mass index and accompanying illnesses and the effects of these parameters on menopause were investigated on women whose age were between 30 - 60 at Silivri District of Istanbul province.
Background and Design: This cross - sectional field study was done on 845 women. A questionnaire form including questions about demographic and socioeconomic properties of women and questions about certain parameters that might influence menopause was administered.
Results: We found that out of 845 women 184 were in menopause, 8 of who had had hysterectomies. 458 were having regular cycles but rest 184 were having irregular cycles. Mean age of menopause was found to be 47.47 ± 3.95 median menopauses age 48 respectively. Statistically significant differences were found between women in menopause and still having regular sickles according to their education level (c2: 47.033 sd: 4 p< 0.0001), presence of still birth (c2: 20.134 sd: 1 p< 0.0001), mean number of offspring's (t: 8.301, p< 0.0001), having physical activity out of home (c2: 8.930 sd: 1 p< 0.0001), mean age of first delivery (t: 4.715, p<0.0001), history of hypertension (c2: 114.980 sd: 1 p< 0.0001), use of oral contraceptives (c2: 62.762 sd: 1 p< 0.0001), socioeconomic level (c2: 14.439 sd: 7 p< 0.0001) and mean body mass index (t: 6.479, p<0.0001). No significant differences were found between in two groups according to their mean menarch age, having an operation and having an abortion.
Conclusion: According to results of the study, which had been done on female population between ages 30 - 60 years of age at Silivri district, mean age of menopause superimposes with that of hot climate countries. Education level, mean number of offspring's, presence of stillbirths, mean age of first delivery, hypertension, and body mass index have influences on menopause at early age. Socioeconomic level and physical activity out of home have influences on menopause both at early and late ages.Keywords: Menarch, Menopause, still birth,Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2001, 21:493-499
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