An intensive behavioral weight loss intervention and hot flushes in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher body mass index is associated with worse hot flushes during menopause but the effect of weight loss on flushing is unclear.

Methods

Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess bothersome hot flushes in a 6-month randomized controlled trial of an intensive behavioral weight loss program (intervention) vs a structured health education program (control) in 338 women who were overweight or obese and had urinary incontinence. Weight, body mass index, abdominal circumference, physical activity, calorie intake, blood pressure, and physical and mental functioning were assessed at baseline and at 6 months. Repeated-measures proportional odds models examined intervention effects on bothersome hot flushes and potential mediating factors.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Huang AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3030922 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature