Association of Menopausal Symptoms with Diet Quality, Life Quality and Abdominal Obesity

Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between menopause symptoms, diet, quality of life, and obesity among 384 women in Gaziantep, Turkey. Methods: A questionnaire and face-to-face data-collection techniques were used to determine the characteristics of the individuals along with the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Diet Quality Index – International (DQI-I), and Lifestyle Index (LI). Anthropometric measurements were also obtained.Results: There was a weak inverse correlation between women's DQI-I scores and waist circumference, waist/hip ratio, and waist/height ratio (r=-0.160, p=0.002; r=-0.170, p=0.001; r=-0.180, p