CENTRAL OBESITY ASSOCIATED WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS IN MENOPAUS WOMEN

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The Southeast Asian Journal of Midwifery Vol.7, No.1, April 2021, p: 39-43 E-ISSN: 2476-972X P-ISSN: 2476-9738 Journal-aipkind.or.id 39 CENTRAL OBESITY ASSOCIATED WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS IN MENOPAUS WOMEN Yuniar Setyawati1, Ashon Sa’adi2, Tiyas Kusumaningrum3 1Midwifery program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya,60131, Indonesia 2Obstetric and Gynecologic Department, faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya,60131 Indonesia 3Maternity and Pediatric Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia INFORMASI ARTIKEL: A B S T R A C T Riwayat Artikel: Tanggal diterima: Maret 2021 Tanggal di revisi: Maret 2021 Tanggal di Publikasi: April 2021 Key Word : Menopause,Central Obesity Vasomotor symptoms Background: Vasomotor complaints are common on postmenopausal women. Most women feel these complaints within 2 years after entering menopause; some of them will even feel up to a decade. In addition to vasomotor complaints, the incidence of central obesity also increases in menopause. The poor adipocyte system in central obesity that affects the central nervous system, body temperature and excessive sympathetic nerve activity have been suspected to be a cause of vasomotor syndrome at menopause. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between central obesity and the characteristic of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women. Method: this observational analytic study used a cross sectional design. The number of samples were 86 women aged 45-55 years who had been in postmenopausal period. Sampling technique was consecutive sampling. The independent variable was central obesity while the dependent variable was vasomotor symptoms. The data was taken using modified MENQOL questionnaire and direct measurements waist circumference to determine central obesity in the respondents. Data was tested using contingency coefficient test with α 0.05. Results: There were 59.3% respondents who experienced central obesity. More than eighty percent respondents with central obesity also experienced vasomotor symptoms which were considered disturbing. There was a significant relation between central obesity and the characteristic of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women (p=0.00; r=0.513). Conclusion: The presence of central obesity leads to disturbing vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women.