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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0300-9041</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ginecología y obstetricia de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ginecol. obstet. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0300-9041</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Obstetricia y Ginecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0300-90412024000300114</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24245/gom.v92i3.9346</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Histerectomía abdominal y deterioro de la función física en mujeres adultas mayores colombianas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Abdominal hysterectomy and impaired physical function in colombian older women.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Monterrosa Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castilla Casalins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rincón Teller]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cartagena Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cartagena Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>92</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>114</fpage>
<lpage>126</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0300-90412024000300114&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0300-90412024000300114&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0300-90412024000300114&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  OBJETIVO: Estimar, en mujeres adultas mayores colombianas, la asociación entre histerectomía abdominal con el deterioro de la función física y con la limitación para las actividades de la vida diaria.  MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal llevado a cabo en mujeres colombianas entre 60 y 75 años que firmaron el consentimiento informado, permitieron mediciones antropométricas y contestaron un formulario con preguntas acerca de datos sociodemográficos y clínicos. Se aplicó la subescala de función física del Cuestionario SF-36. Se realizaron regresiones logísticas bivariadas: limitación para las actividades habituales o deterioro en la función física (variables dependientes) con el antecedente de histerectomía con o sin ooforectomía en la pre o posmenopausia (variables independientes). Además, se aplicaron cuatro modelos de regresión logística ajustada.  RESULTADOS: Se evaluaron 700 mujeres con promedio de edad de 67.0 ± 4.8 años y 18.9 ± 6.3 años trascurridos a partir de la menopausia. A todas se les practicó histerectomía con ooforectomía durante los años de premenopausia (4.2%); histerectomía sin ooforectomía en la premenopausia (18.1%); histerectomía con ooforectomía en la posmenopausia (2.1%) e histerectomía sin ooforectomía en la posmenopausia (8.4). La histerectomía con ooforectomía, o sin esta última en la premenopausia, se relacionó con deterioro de la función física (RM: 2.67; IC95%:1.19-5.97) y 2.02 (IC95%:1.34-3.09). Igual sucedió con las actividades habituales (p &lt; 0.05). La histerectomía con preservación o extirpación ovárica durante la posmenopausia no se asoció con deterioro de la función física (p &gt; 0.05).  CONCLUSIÓN: En la muestra estudiada se encontró relación entre la histerectomía con limitación para actividades diarias y con deterioro de la función física. La histerectomía con o sin ooforectomía practicada durante los años de premenopausia, a diferencia de la adelantada en posmenopausia, se asoció, significativamente, con deterioro del funcionamiento físico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association of abdominal hysterectomy with impaired physical function and limitation of activities of daily living in elderly Colombian women.  MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study in Colombian women aged 60-75 years who signed informed consent, allowed anthropometric measurements, and completed a form with questions on socio-demographic and clinical data. The physical function subscale of the SF-36 questionnaire was used. Bivariate logistic regressions were performed: limitation of usual activities or impairment of physical function (dependent variables) with history of hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy in pre- or postmenopause (independent variables). Four adjusted logistic regression models were also used.  RESULTS: Seven hundred women with a mean age of 67.0 ± 4.8 years and 18.9 ± 6.3 years since menopause were evaluated. All had undergone hysterectomy with oophorectomy in the premenopausal years (4.2%); hysterectomy without oophorectomy in the premenopausal years (18.1%); hysterectomy with oophorectomy in the postmenopausal years (2.1%); and hysterectomy without oophorectomy in the postmenopausal years (8.4%). Hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy in premenopause was associated with impaired physical function (MR: 2.67; 95%CI: 1.19-5.97) and 2.02 (95%CI: 1.34-3.09), respectively. The same was true for usual activities (p &lt; 0.05). Postmenopausal hysterectomy with ovarian preservation or removal was not associated with impaired physical function (p &gt; 0.05).  CONCLUSION: In the sample studied, an association was found between hysterectomy with limitation of daily activities and impaired physical function. Hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy in the premenopausal years, as opposed to early postmenopausal hysterectomy, was significantly associated with physical function impairment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hysterectomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ovariectomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Quality of life]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Activities of Daily Living]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Motor Activity]]></kwd>
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