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Factors Associated with Dietary Control and Physical Activity in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Menopausal Women

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  • Guna Lee

    (Department of Nursing, Cheongju University, 298 Daesung-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju 28503, Korea)

  • Hye Young Choi

    (Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, 346, Hwangjo-gil, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do 25949, Korea)

Abstract

The increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among menopausal women necessitates successful management strategies such as applying dietary restrictions and engaging in physical activity to improve their health and quality of life. We investigate factors associated with dietary control and physical activity in 564 menopausal Korean women classified as having MetS who partook in the 2016 and 2017 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). To determine socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle features, and MetS-related characteristics associated with dietary control and physical activity, multiple logistic regression analysis was performed. Of the women with MetS 36.1% applied diet control and 39.5% engaged in physical activity. Women who applied dietary control strategies to improve their health were more likely to be in the 40–49 age group (odds ratio (OR): 3.38; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.25–9.18), to engage in physical activity (OR: 2.24; CI: 1.43–3.52), and to take hypertension medication (OR: 1.66; CI: 1.04–2.67) or diabetes mellitus medication (OR: 2.99; CI: 1.80–4.97). Physically active menopausal women with MetS were more likely to also engage in dieting (OR: 2.32; CI: 1.42–3.51). Accordingly, suggestions can be provided to healthcare workers in designing, not only individual approaches to lifestyle modification but also comprehensive interventions including dietary control and physical activity for menopausal MetS women. Health-care interventions like dietary control, which provide additional support to vulnerable MetS women, should target women aged 60 or above or those who do not take medicines for hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

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  • Guna Lee & Hye Young Choi, 2020. "Factors Associated with Dietary Control and Physical Activity in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Menopausal Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-12, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6901-:d:416884
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    1. Ji-Myung Kim & EunJung Lee, 2021. "Association between Soft-Drink Intake and Obesity, Depression, and Subjective Health Status of Male and Female Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Khouloud Harraqui & Dia Eddine Oudghiri & Hanae Naceiri Mrabti & Zineb Hannoun & Learn-Han Lee & Hamza Assaggaf & Ahmed Qasem & Khang Wen Goh & Long Chiau Ming & Ching Siang Tan & Abdelhakim Bouyahya , 2023. "Association between Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Metabolic Disorders in Middle-Aged Women of Ksar el Kebir (Morocco)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-14, January.
    3. Ji-Myung Kim & Yun-Jung Bae, 2022. "Regional Differences in Metabolic Risk in the Elderly in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-13, September.

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