[Dietary patterns in menopausal women receiving outpatient care in Southern Brazil].

The scope of this paper is to identify dietary patterns and the relationship with menopausal status. It involved a cross-sectional study with 646 women in outpatient care in southern Brazil. Dietary intake was assessed by a frequency questionnaire and five dietary patterns were identified by main component analysis.

[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in the menopausal transition: a systematic review].

Metabolic syndrome is a complex disorder involving a combination of cardiovascular risk factors. Menopausal transition can be a key factor in the increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The current study aims to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in the menopausal transition, using a systematic review.

Reproductive characteristics and obesity in middle-aged women seen at an outpatient clinic in southern Brazil.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between reproductive events and abdominal obesity (waist circumference, ≥ 88 cm) and general obesity (body mass index, ≥ 30.0 kg/m) in a sample of women between the ages of 40 and 65 years treated at an outpatient clinic in southern Brazil.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a sample of 617 women from southern Brazil.