Author, year | Study design | N participants | Objective | Conclusion |
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Oppermann et al. 2003 [33] | Cross-sectional | 98 | To evaluate the relationship between ovarian volume and age, hormone levels, obesity, and menstrual cycle phase in pre- and perimenopausal women. | Ovarian volume was smaller in pre- and perimenopausal women aged 40 years or older compared with younger women. |
Bastos et al. 2006 [5] | Cross-sectional | 273 | To investigate the association of smoking, parity, BMI, oral contraceptive use, and hormone therapy with ovarian volume in pre-, transition, and postmenopausal women. | Obesity was positively related to ovarian volume, menopausal status, and age. Use of contraception was associated with reduced ovarian volume. |
Donato et al. 2006 [6] | Cross-sectional | 358 | To investigate the association between menopausal status and central adiposity measured by two different cutoffs of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio. | Postmenopausal women were at greater risk of having central adiposity (waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio) than premenopausal women. |
Oppermann et al. 2012 [15] | Cross-sectional | 324 | To identify the prevalence of physical, psychological, and menopause-related symptoms and their association with minor psychiatric disorders in pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal women. | Low level of education, memory loss, irritability, and menopausal transition were risk factors for positive findings in screening for minor psychiatric disorders. |
Colpani et al. 2012 [7] | Cross-sectional | 292 | To assess pedometer-determined habitual physical activity in a Brazilian cohort of pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal women and its effect on anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular risk factors. | Walking 6,000 or more steps daily was associated with a decreased risk of CVD and DM in middle-aged women, regardless of menopausal status. |
Colpani et al. 2014 [34] | Cross-sectional | 292 | To compare two methods of assessing physical activity in pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal women. | The agreement (k = 0110; p = 0.007) and correlation (rho = 0.136, p = 0.02) between the IPAQ-SF and the pedometer were weak. |
Colpani et al. 2014 [35] | Longitudinal | 358n | To assess mortality rate, causes of death, and associated risk factors in climacteric women. | CVD was an important cause of death in this cohort. DM and/or central adiposity were associated with all-cause mortality. |