Open AccessAssociation of menopausal symptoms with overweight and obesity among rural middle aged women in North India: A population based study
Author(s) -
Komal Singhania,
Meenakshi Kalhan,
Priyanka Choudhary,
Tarun Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/jmh.jmh_123_19
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , body mass index , menopause , odds ratio , population , socioeconomic status , demography , environmental health , sociology
Overweight and obesity are important determinant of increasing morbidity among all age groups, including menopausal women. The symptoms of menopause have a negative impact on the quality of life.