RT journal article
T1 Association of objectively measured physical activity and physical fitness with menopause symptoms. The Flamenco Project
A1 Aparicio, Virginia Ariadna
A1 Borges Cosic, Milkana María
A1 Ruiz-Cabello, Pilar
A1 Coll-Risco, Irene
A1 Acosta-Manzano, Pedro
A1 Sparcipova, Zusana
A1 Soriano-Maldonado, Alberto
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Flexibility
K1 cardiorespiratory fitness
K1 Blatt–Kupperman Menopausal Index
K1 accelerometry
K1 moderatevigorous physical activity Flexibility
AB *Objective: The primary aim was to analyze the association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with menopause symptomatology and its overall impact. A secondary/exploratory aim was to assess the association of different components of physical fitness with menopause symptomatology. *Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 191 perimenopausal women from Southern Spain (age range 45–60 years, mean age 52.6 ± 4.5 years). The Blatt–Kupperman Menopausal Index was used to evaluate menopause symptomatology. Objectively measured MVPA was registered with accelerometry. Physical fitness was assessed with the Senior Fitness Test battery plus handgrip strength and sit-andreach tests. *Results: After adjustment for multiple confounders, MVPA was only inversely associated with vertigo (r¼ 0.185, p<0.05) and palpitations (r¼ 0.148, p<0.05). Upper-body flexibility was inversely associated with the Blatt–Kupperman Menopausal Index global score (r¼ 0.147, p<0.05). This test was also inversely associated with vertigo (r¼ 0.230, p<0.01) and arthralgia (r¼ 0.168, p<0.05). Lowerbody muscle strength was associated with lower nervousness (r¼ 0.171, p<0.05). Cardiorespiratory fitness was inversely associated with paresthesia (r¼ 0.158, p<0.05), vertigo (r¼ 0.219, p<0.01), fatigue (r¼ 0.159, p<0.05) and arthralgia (r¼ 0.180, p<0.05). *Conclusion: The main findings of the  present study indicate a weak association of objectively measured MVPA with menopause symptomatology. Exploratory analyses suggest that upper-body flexibility was associated with slightly lower overall menopause impact whereas neither MVPA nor any physical fitness components studied were associated with vasomotor symptoms.
PB Taylor & Francis Group
SN 1473-0804
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35103
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35103
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026