Racial differences in lifestyle, demographic, and health factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in midlife women.

ABSTRACT: Previously, quality of life (Qol) has been defined as an individual's evaluation of a satisfactory life as a whole (i.e. physically, mentally, psychologically, and socially). Only a few studies have examined the racial differences between QoL and risk factors associated with health, demographics, and lifestyle in midlife women. Thus, the purpose of our study was to determine racial differences in QoL in menopausal women due to lifestyle, demographic, and health related risk factors. A stratified ordinal logistic regression model was applied to self-reported questionnaire data from the Midlife Women's Health Study (MWHS) to determine risk factors associated with QoL differences between White and Black women during the menopausal transition. In multivariable models, our results showed Black

SUBMITTER: Smith BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7788772 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature