Condições mórbidas e estilo de vida de mulheres climatéricas.

Abstract

Women experience aging in a peculiar way, because menopause is inherent to that stage in the female life cycle. A period characterized by functional, morphological and hormonal changes that affect the quality of life of women, in addition to causing changes in the occurrence / prevalence of chronic diseases. This study had the objective of identifying the most prevalent diseases in menopausal women in the city of Cajazeiras - PB, and the interference of lifestyle in the occurrence and progression of diseases such as systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes in women investigated. This is an exploratory study with a quantitative approach, which data collection was carried out in an interview guided by structured script. The data collected was used SPSS to statistically correlate the presence of at least one disease, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes versus meals / day, BMI, physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol consumption. The results showed statistical dependence between overweight / obesity with at least one disease (p <0.001), SH (p <0.001), diabetes (p = 0.016), in addition to alcohol abuse with at least one disease (p = 0.004) and SAH (p = 0.005). Therefore, the occurrence and progression of chronic diseases may be influenced by unhealthy lifestyle habits adopted by women. Thus, policies designed to promote the adoption of better living habits such as regular physical exercise and the abandonment of the use of harmful substances to the body, can interfere positively in the prevention/progression of the most prevalent chronic diseases in menopause.