María S Vallejo, Juan E Blümel, Peter Chedraui, Konstantinos Tserotas, Carlos Salinas, Marcio A Rodrigues, Doris A Rodríguez, Claudia Rey, Eliana Ojeda, Mónica Ñañez, Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro, Gustavo Gómez-Tabares, María T Espinoza, Carlos Escalante, Alejandra Elizalde, Maribel Dextre, Andrés Calle, Sócrates Aedo
OBJECTIVE: Musculoskeletal disorders frequently affect postmenopausal women. This study aims to compare muscle disorders between women according to the type of experienced menopause: premature (PM) or normal age of menopause (NAM). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in nine Latin American countries in which late postmenopausal women (55 to 70 years) were surveyed with a general questionnaire, the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS: item #4 exploring musculoskeletal discomfort), and the trength, assistance with walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, and falling questionnaire (risk of sarcopenia)...
April 30, 2024: Menopause: the Journal of the North American Menopause Society