Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequent health problem in all age groups,including postmenopausal women, who are at risk of disability, due to degenerative processes affecting all organ systems, including the erector spinae muscles. In addition, postmenopausal women also experience a decrease in esterogen levels,which stimulates osteoclastic activity and initiates a reduction in bone mineral …
Immune dysfunction in postmenopausal women tends to decrease health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study’s objective was to evaluate the effect of daily supplementation of 100 mg soy isoflavones on specific immune responses among healthy postmenopausal women. The study design was a community-based double blind randomized controlled trial involving 60 healthy postmenopausal women…
Since high bone turnover is associated with decreased bone mass, biochemical markers of bone remodeling, such as serum osteocalcin, may be used to assess osteoporosis and to predict fractures in elderly women, particulary those involving trabecular bone, and use of a combination of bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers may improve fracture prediction. The serum levels of osteocalci…
In premenopausal women cardiovascular disease is rarely encountered, but after menopause the prevalence of cardiovascular disease increases drastically. There are several risk factors for cardiovascular disease, known as traditional risk factors, among others body fat concentration, age, duration of menopause, body mass index (BMI), and estradiol concentration. Cardiovascular disease is conside…
Postmenopausal women are at high risk of disease, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, mal ignancies, dementia and osteoporosis. Th is is due to decreased levels ofestrogen/estradiol, produced mainly in the ovaries, leading to reduced bone mineral density (BM D), which is the gold standard for diagnosis of osteoporosis. The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship betwe…
The postmenopausal period plays an important role in women's life and gives rise to many physical and mental problems. A cross-sectional was conducted to determine the quality of life and its determinants, namely pyschosocial and lifestyle factors in postmenopausal women. One hundred and seventy-six post-menopausal women meeting the inclusion criteria were recruited. The menopause rating scale …