The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of: 1) caffeine consumption; 2) Body
Mass Index (BMI); and 3) frequency and intensity of physical activity on the frequency and
severity of hot flashes, in pre-menopausal, peri-menopausal, menopausal and post-menopausal
Hispanic women. Ordinary Least Squares regressions indicated there was a statistical significant
correlation between daily total estimated caffeine intake with frequency (R2=0.078 (F(8, 207)=2.2,
P=0.029) and severity of hot flashes (R2=0.086 (F(8, 208)=2.45, P=0.015). Analysis of variance
revealed that and increase in frequency of 30 min strength physical activity reduced severity of
hot flashes by 0.72 on a hedonic scale (p<0.05). Conversely, caffeine intake of 100 mg increased
frequency and severity of hot flashes (p<0.001, p=0.004, respectively). / Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/195952 |
| Date | 05 May 2012 |
| Creators | Suchshinskaya, Olga Y. |
| Contributors | Kandiah, Jayanthi |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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