Analysis of the Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Psychosocial Functioning and Quality of Life of Perimenopausal Women

Małgorzata Zimny, Małgorzata Starczewska, Małgorzata Szkup, Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk, Elżbieta Grochans and Olimpia Sipak-Szmigiel
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Małgorzata Zimny: Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Starczewska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Szkup: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk: Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Elżbieta Grochans: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Olimpia Sipak-Szmigiel: Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: Menopause is a natural period resulting from the decrease in hormonal activity of the ovaries. Growing hormonal deficiencies and changes in the body influence a variety of functions in women, leading to depression and decreased quality of life. The relationship between body composition, the severity of depressive and climacteric symptoms and the quality of life of women with type 2 diabetes and healthy women in the perimenopausal period was studied. Statistically significant differences were observed between the study and control groups regarding all body composition parameters except for protein and the content of torso soft tissues ( p < 0.05). In both the study and control groups, resulting symptoms were significantly correlated with numerous body composition parameters (e.g., body mass, fat tissue mass, minerals, abdominal circumference), while symptoms of depression were significantly correlated with similar parameters only in the control group. A statistically relevant relationship was observed between the study and control groups with respect to quality of life in certain domains. The quality of life of women suffering from type 2 diabetes was worse compared with healthy women. Analysis of body composition showed significant differences between healthy women and those with type 2 diabetes. Healthy women showed a tendency to establish a link between body composition and depressiveness.

Keywords: body composition; type 2 diabetes; resulting symptoms; depressiveness; quality of life; perimenopausal period (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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