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Shanthini Priya Prakash, Silambu Selvi Kumbamoorthy
Background: Thyroid disorders are found to be themost common endocrine disorders among women in India.Perimenopause women during the transition through menopause experience specific symptoms such as moodswings, hot flashes, sleep disturbances, forgetfulness,weight gain and vaginal dryness. These symptoms distur bthe perimenopausal women’s day-to-day life and lead to adecrease in the quality of life (QoL).
Aim: To assess the relationship between dietary patternand Menopausal Quality of Life among euthyroid and hypothyroid perimenopausal women.
Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study comprised 96 perimenopausal women participants amongthem 54 had euthyroid and 42 had the hypothyroid condition.This study was conducted in a selected area of Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India between January 2022 and April2022. A standardized Menopause Quality of Life questionnaire(MENQOL) tool was used to assess their Menopausal QoL andthe dietary pattern was analyzed using the 24-hour recallmethod. Data were examined statistically through descriptive and associative statistics by using the variables dietary pattern and Menopausal QoL.
Results: The dietary pattern of the euthyroid group(18.5%) was good compared to the hypothyroid group(9.5%). The Menopausal QoL of the euthyroid group (41.7%)was more normal than the hypothyroid group (14.7%). The correlation was found to be positive (R= 0.468) and the testwas significant (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: This study concluded that there is a positiverelationship between the dietary pattern and Menopausal QoLamong perimenopausal women having thyroid dysfunction.
