Abstract
Introducción: las oleadas de calor (OC) son un importante indicio con prevalencia diferente según etnias, del estado menopáusico. El objetivo de nuestra investigación fue evaluar la frecuencia y severidad de OC, y estimar en mujeres sintomáticas el riesgo de otros síntomas menopáusicos concomitantes. Método: estudio transversal como parte del proyecto CAVIMEC (Calidad de Vida en la Menopausia y Etnias Colombianas), realizado con la escala ‘Menopause Rating Scale’ en indígenas colombianas Zenúes, resguardo de San Andrés de
Sotavento, (Córdoba, Colombia), con edades entre 40 y 59 años. El análisis de los resultados se realizó en Epi-Info. 3.5.1 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, EEUU; 2008). Resultados: 596 (86.0%) de las 693 involucradas presentaron OC y solo el 1%
mostró manifestación severa. Las mujeres sintomáticas tenían 1.2±5.7 años; escolaridad 4.6±4.6 años; 88.4% con pareja 98,2% con hijos, y 14.9% usaban terapia hormonal. 4.5% premenopáusicas, 12.6% perimenopáusicas y 62.9% posmenopáusicas. La prevalencia de OC moderada + severa, se incrementó con los cambios en el estado menopáusico. Fueron factores de riesgo la baja escolaridad y una edad mayor a 45 años. Sequedad vaginal, problemas vesicales y sexuales tuvieron elevado OR para presentarse concomitantemente en un modelo ajustado. Conclusión: fue elevada la presencia de OC en Zenúes, pero baja la presencia de síntomas severos. Los síntomas urogenitales tuvieron importante presencia concomitante.
Abstract
Introduction: hot flashes (HF) are an important clue with different prevalence by ethnicity, menopausal status. The aim of our research was to evaluate the frequency and severity of HF, and estimate the risk of symptomatic women other menopausal symptoms attendant.
Method: cross-sectional study as part of the CAVIMEC (Quality of Life Menopause and Colombian Ethnic groups), performed with the scale ‘Menopause Rating Scale’ in Colombian Zenues indigenous shelter of San Andrés de Sotavento, (Cordoba, Colombia), aged between 40 and 59 years. The analysis of the results was performed using Epi-info. 3.5.1 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA,
2008). Results: 596 (86.0%) of the 693 involved had HF and only 1% had severe manifestation. Symptomatic women were 51.2 ± 5.7 years, education 4.6 ± 4.6 years, 88.4% with 98.2% couples with Children, and 14.9% used hormone therapy. 4.5% premenopausal, 12.6% perimenopausal and postmenopausal 62.9%. HF prevalence moderate + severe increased with changes in the menopausal state.
Risk factors were low education and age older than 45 years. Vaginal dryness, bladder and sexual problems were presented concomitantly elevated HFor an adjusted model. Conclusion: the presence of HF was elevated in Zenues but low presence of severe symptoms. Urogenital symptoms had concomitant significant presence.
Keywords Menopause, Indigenous Groups; Climacteric, Flushing, Female UrogenitalDiseases.
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