ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutritional Epidemiology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1599776
This article is part of the Research TopicWomen's Health in an Interdisciplinary Dimension – Determinants of Nutritional Disorders: Volume IIView all articles
Self-Esteem and Health Indicators in Polish Postmenopausal Women
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Bytom, Poland
- 2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, 41-902 Bytom, Poland, Katowice, Poland
- 3Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland
- 4Faculty of Tourism, Cyprus Science University, Kyrenia, Turkey, Kyrenia, Türkiye
- 5Department of Sports Tourism, Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland
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Background: Aging populations face health and psychosocial challenges that can affect their quality of life. This study aimed to examine the relationship between selfesteem and selected health indicators among older women in Poland. Methods: Six hundred women aged 60+ attending Third Age Universities were surveyed. BMI, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), daily physical activity (steps), fasting glucose and cholesterol levels, and self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) were assessed. Results: Adverse health indicators such as high BMI, WHR, and elevated glucose were associated with lower selfesteem (p < 0.05). Cholesterol levels showed no significant relationship. Conclusions: These findings suggest that maintaining a healthy lifestyle and metabolic balance may contribute to better psychological well-being in older women. Community-based physical activity initiatives may support psychological well-being among postmenopausal women.
Keywords: self-esteem, health indicators, physical activity, Older women, Aging, psychological well-being, Quality of Life, Social integration
Received: 03 Apr 2025; Accepted: 05 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Mateusz Krystian Grajek, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, 41-902, Poland
Mateusz Rozmiarek, Department of Sports Tourism, Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, 27/39 61-871, Poland
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