Body Dissatisfaction Among Postmenopausal Women Who Completed Nine Months of Resistance Training: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Renata Corrêa Arruda, Pablo Augusto Garcia Agostinho, Ítalo Santiago Alves Viana, Maria Luiza da Cruz Santos, Marcela Siqueira Benjamim, André Schneider, Luciano Bernardes Leite, António M. Monteiro, Pedro Forte, Pedro Afonso, José Eduardo Teixeira, Paula Janyn Melo-Buitrago, Suene Franciele Nunes Chaves, Alice Ribeiro Cutis Vaz, Cláudia Eliza Patrocínio de Oliveira, Édison Andrés Pérez Bedoya, Osvaldo Costa MoreiraBackground: Body dissatisfaction is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women, but evidence regarding its prevalence among women who participate in long-term resistance training remains limited. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of body dissatisfaction and its associated characteristics among postmenopausal women who completed nine months of resistance training. Methods: This cross-sectional study included postmenopausal women who participated in a resistance training program (n = 46). Sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometric indicators, additional self-reported physical activity outside the supervised resistance-training program, and quality of life were assessed using the respective measures. Body image was assessed using a silhouette scale. Results: Among the 46 postmenopausal women who completed nine months of resistance training, the prevalence of body dissatisfaction was 78.3% (36/46; 95% CI: 64.4–87.7%). Among the 36 women classified as dissatisfied, 97.2% (35/36) reported dissatisfaction due to perceived excess body weight. No statistically significant associations were detected between body dissatisfaction and the investigated sociodemographic, anthropometric, physical-activity, or quality-of-life variables. Conclusion: A high prevalence of body dissatisfaction was identified among postmenopausal women who completed the resistance training program, with no significant associations observed with the investigated variables.