Robin Green|Nanette Santoro
Menopausal Symptoms and Ethnicity: The Study of Women's Health across the Nation
Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
number studies suggested ethnic background influences womans perception symptoms study womens health across nation swan multiethnic longitudinal cohort study us women includes nonhispanic caucasian africanamerican chinese japanese hispanic women initial strategy sevensite study involved communitybased recruitment nonhispanic caucasians site plus one minority ethnic group since ethnicity varies many factors measures education acculturation social status psychological wellbeing financial strain taken account interpreting symptom onset frequency severity common menopausal symptoms biological physical measures also assessed related symptoms symptoms varied ethnicity vasomotor symptoms prevalent africanamerican hispanic women also common women greater bmi challenging widely held belief obesity protective vasomotor symptoms vaginal dryness present 3040 swan participants baseline prevalent hispanic women among hispanic women symptoms varied country origin acculturation appears play complex role menopausal symptomatology conclude ethnicity taken account interpreting menopausal symptom presentation women