title: [Menopause-related symptoms in middle-aged women residing in the Zaragoza Province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess menopausal symptoms and related sociodemographic conditions in middle-aged women from the Spanish province of Zaragoza.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study in which 241 women (40-59 years old) from the Zaragoza province completed the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and a sociodemographic questionnaire containing personal and partner data to assess symptoms associated with the menopause.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most prevalent symptoms were musculoskeletal, followed by hot flushes and perspiration. Somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms were more severe in post-menopausal women. Somatic and urogenital symptoms worsen with age, body mass index, age at menopause, and partner age. Multiple linear regression analysis (MA) for somatic symptoms was related with the menopausal status, psychiatric treatment, problems with sexual relationships, and history of gender violence. The MA for psychological symptoms was associated with menopausal status, psychiatric treatment and a history of gender violence. The MA for urogenital symptoms was associated with menopausal status, problems with sexual relationships, urinary incontinence and partner alcohol abuse. A history of gender violence was reported by 11.6% of the women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this sample of middle-aged women, menopausal symptoms were related to menopausal status, and other factors associated with their partner factors, including gender violence.
authors.affiliation: Red de Investigación en Ginecología, Obstetricia y Reproducción (RIGOR), Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, España. Electronic address: gonzaloperezron@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gonzalo Ramón
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Pérez-Roncero
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Dearth
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: López-Baena
authors.forename: Lía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ornat-Clemente
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain
keywords: Calidad de vida; Climacteric; Climaterio; Menopause; Menopausia; Quality of life