title: [Climacteric symptoms and nutritional status of women in post-menopause users and non-users of hormone therapy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the climacteric symptoms, nutritional status and distribution of abdominal fat in postmenopausal women using or not hormone therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  exploratory analytical study of the population survey type in the urban area of Maringa, Parana, conducted on 456 postmenopausal women aged 45 to 69 years. Data collection was based on the urbanized census sector (368) of the municipality, according to the Brazilian Demographic Census. A simple random sample proportional to women residing in each census sector was used, and a questionnaire was applied during a home visit, when anthropometric measurements were performed and blood pressure was determined. The Blatt and Kupperman Menopausal Index was used for the evaluation of climacteric symptoms. The outcome variable was the use of hormone therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean subject age was 58.7 years. Overweight was present in 72.6% of the women and abdominal obesity in 81.4% of them. Mild climacteric symptoms were observed in 69.5% of the women. Only 18.4% of the women studied were using hormone therapy and they were white, non-smokers, had no comorbidities, and had a partner. Users of hormone therapy had a lower frequency of overweight and obesity and had a lower prevalence of severe climacteric symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overweight and obesity were prevalent in this sample. Although fewer in number, the hormone therapy users had a lower frequency of overweight and mild and severe menopausal symptoms during the postmenopausal period.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem e Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá (PR), Brasil.
authors.forename: Angela Andréia França
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gravena
authors.forename: Sheila Cristina
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Tiara Cristina
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Romeiro
authors.forename: Cátia Millene
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dell Agnolo
authors.forename: Laís Moraes
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Maria Dalva de Barros
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Sandra Marisa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pelloso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002979:Climacteric; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D017698:Postmenopause