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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATERIC SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN AROUND MENOPAUSE ATTENDING MANOPAUSE CLINICS IN ITALY
Objective: To obtain data on correlates of climacteric symptoms in women around menopause attending menopause clinics in
Italy.
Methods: Since 1997 a large cross sectional study has been conducted on the characteristics of women around menopause
attending a network of first level menopause outpatient\u2019s clinics in Italy. A total of 66,501 (mean age 54.4 years) women are
considered in the present paper.
Results: The odds ratios of moderate and severe hot flashes/night sweats were lower in more educated women and (for severe
symptoms only) in women reporting regular physical activity. Depression, difficulty to sleep, forgetfulness and irritability tended
to be less frequent in more educated women and (depression only) in women reporting regular physical activity. Parous women
reported more frequently these symptoms.
Conclusions: This large study confirms in Southern European population that low education, body mass index and low physical
activity are associated with climacteric symptoms. Parous women are at greater risk of psychological symptoms.
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