CALOU, P. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4691100699145502; GOMES, Alexandre Ferreira.; CALOU, Platiny Benicio.
Resumen:
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.
