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NCT Number: NCT06755255

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the frequency and severity of postmenopausal symptoms in women aged 45-65 years and the level of compliance with the Mediterranean diet, and the main question it aimed to answer is: Do women with higher compliance with the Mediterranean diet have milder symptoms?

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Key information

Conditions

Menopausal Complaints

Age range

45 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Marmara University- Tuzla Eğitim ASM

Istanbul, Tuzla, 34953, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This cross-sectional study was conducted between 01.01.2024 and 01.06.2024 with women aged 45-65 who were registered at Tuzla E-ASM affiliated with Marmara University Pendik Hospital and who had been in menopause for at least 1 year. The sample size was calculated as 272 and the target number was determined as 305. After obtaining written consent from the participants who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria, a questionnaire form was applied to these individuals, which questioned their sociodemographic characteristics, age of menstruation onset, pregnancy history, smoking and alcohol use, use of supplements, Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS) and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). The presence, type and severity of menopausal symptoms with the Mediterranean diet were evaluated.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Those who volunteered to participate in the study,

Exclusion criteria

  • Those with a diagnosed eating disorder,
  • Those using medication for obesity,
  • Those with a chronic metabolic disease that is not receiving treatment and whose values related to the disease are not regulated (pronounced hypo/hyperthyroidism, uncontrolled diabetes, etc.),
  • Those with a mental or physical condition that prevents communication (some neuropsychiatric diseases and mental retardation),
  • Those who do not understand and/or speak Turkish,
  • Those who do not give consent to participate in the study, •-Those who are currently using any hormonal supplements to prevent or reduce menopausal symptoms were excluded from the study.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Mediterranean diet adherence and menopausal symptoms association

    Time frame: Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment.

    Mediterranean diet adherence total score and menopausal rating scale total score were inversely and weakly correlated with each other (p<0.01; r= -0.295).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Menopausal symptom severity in women with low and dietary adherence

    Time frame: Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment.

    Women with mild menopausal symptoms had the highest adherence score with the Mediterranean diet, while women with severe symptoms had the lowest adherence score to the Mediterranean diet (p<0.01).

  2. Vasomotor menopausal symptom severity in women with low dietary compliance

    Time frame: Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment.

    Mediterranean diet adherence scores were lower in the group with severe vasomotor symptoms. (p<0,05)

  3. Psychological menopausal symptom severity in women with low dietary compliance

    Time frame: Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment.

    Mediterranean diet adherence scores were lower in the group with severe psychological symptoms.

  4. Urogenital menopausal symptom severity in women with low dietary compliance

    Time frame: Data collected at a single time point upon participants' enrollment.

    There is no significant relationship between urogenital symptom scores and Mediterranean diet compliance scores.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Aged 45-56

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jan 1, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 1, 2025

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