Estado nutricional e qualidade de vida da mulher climatérica

purpose: to associate the quality of life with the nutritional status of climacteric women. methods: this was a cross-sectional study on a sample of 200 climacteric women aged 40 to 65 years who responded to a 24-hour food recall and to questions about socioeconomic factors and current, previous and family medical history. body mass index (bmi), waist circumference (wc) and waist-hip ratio were used for anthropometric evaluation. to assess the quality of life, we applied the mrs-menopause rating scale. results: the average bmi and waist circumference were 30.1 kg/m2 (obesity grade 1) and 99 cm (very increased risk for cardiovascular disease), respectively. increased protein consumption and decreased fiber, calcium and vitamin d intake were detected. the most prevalent disease was hypertension, 48.5% of the women studied were taking medication for cardiovascular disease and 23% were taking antidepressant medications. regarding quality of life, significant results related to bmi as well as blood pressure were found. conclusions: a nutritional intervention aiming to correct or improve food consumption and anthropometric profile may result in health benefits for climacteric women. the prevalence of obesity, associated with a poorer quality of life, morbidity and mortality underscores the need for a feeding re-education program during the climacteric.