Which is the quality of life in climacteric that have colombian diabetic women when they are assessed with “Menopause Rating Scale”?

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most prevalent chronic disease inpostmenopausal. The gradual estrogenic deficiency followed in climacteric, causessymptoms and deterioration of some organs and systems, with negative changes in thequality of life (QOL).Objective: Evaluate the presence and severity of symptoms related with themenopause, just as the QOL that have climacteric women diagnosed with DM type II.Methods: A cross sectional study was done among Colombian women with DM typeII, resident in Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in urban and rural areas, between 40 and 59years, and that are part of the database of the Life Quality in Menopause in ColombianEthnic Groups project (CAVIMEC). They were assessed with “Menopause Rating Scale”(MRS), specific scale of CV to menopausal women, to establish the prevalence andseverity of the menopausal manifestations, the deterioration of the subscales and thetotal score of the scale. The formulary of sociodemographics information and the MRSscale were applied door to door in the women residences. Data is expressed in mean ±DS and percentages.Results: 192 climacteric women suffering from DM type II were assessed with MRS.Average age was 52.3 ± 5.8. Schooling higher than six years: 67.8%. In overweight andobesity: 66.2%. Never smoker: 63.2%. Fifty or more years old: 68.9%. Concomitantlyarterial hypertension: 40.9%. With sexual partner: 58.5%. In postmenopausal: 63.7%,between these the median age of last menstruation was 48.4±4.3 years. The mostprevalent symptoms were hot flashes (70.3%), joint and muscular discomfort (69.2%),physical and mental exhaustation (68.7%) and sleep disturbances (68.2%), similar tothose obtained in other Colombian population. The most prevalent severe problem weresexual problems (30.6%). 25% of the women had severe deterioration of the urogenitalsubscale and 16% had severe deterioration in the QOL.Conclusion: Colombian climacteric women with DM have total MRS score similar to thegeneral population. It is high the prevalence of the severe deterioration of the urogenitalsubscale and the severe sexual problems.RESUMEN:Introducción: la diabetes mellitus (DM) es la enfermedad crónica más prevalente enla posmenopausia. La deficiencia estrogénica paulatina que se sucede en el climaterio,produce síntomas y deterioro de algunos órganos y sistemas, con cambios negativosen la calidad de vida (CV).Objetivo: evaluar la presencia y severidad de síntomas relacionados con la menopausia,así como la CV que tienen mujeres climatéricas diagnosticadas con DM tipo II.Metodología: estudio transversal que involu