Severe menopausal symptoms in mid-aged Latin American women can be related to their indigenous ethnic component

Background Latin American women present more severe menopausal symptoms when compared to those from other regions of the world. Since this population is an ethnic blend of Caucasian and indigenous people, we sought to test the hypothesis that severe menopausal symptoms in Latin American women are as...

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Published in:Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society 2011-02, Vol.14 (1), p.157-163
Main Authors: Ojeda, E., Monterrosa, A., Blümel, J. E., Escobar-López, J., Chedraui, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Anxiety - ethnology
Arthralgia - ethnology
Colombia - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural identity
Depression - ethnology
ETHNIC
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Fatigue - ethnology
Female
Hispanic people
Hot Flashes - ethnology
Humans
INDIGENOUS
Irritable Mood
MENOPAUSE
MENOPAUSE RATING SCALE
Middle age
Middle Aged
Peru - epidemiology
POSTMENOPAUSE
Postmenopause - ethnology
Postmenopause - psychology
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Wake Disorders - ethnology
Surveys and Questionnaires
SYMPTOMS
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Background Latin American women present more severe menopausal symptoms when compared to those from other regions of the world. Since this population is an ethnic blend of Caucasian and indigenous people, we sought to test the hypothesis that severe menopausal symptoms in Latin American women are associated with an indigenous origin. Objective To assess menopausal symptoms among two specific indigenous Latin American populations. Method A total of 573 natural postmenopausal indigenous women aged 45-59 years (288 Quechua (Peru) and 285 Zenú (Colombia)) living in isolated communities were surveyed with a general questionnaire and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). Results The total MRS score was significantly higher among Quechua women as compared to Zenú ones (22.7 ± 5.7 vs. 14.7 ± 2.5, p 
ISSN:1369-7137
1473-0804
DOI:10.3109/13697130903576297