Relationship between postural changes, osteoarthritis and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Objectives: To assess the relationship between postural changes, osteoarthritis (OA) and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women.

Methods: A total of 127 Brazilian women, aged 45 years or older, were included in this retrospective study. Subjects were divided in two groups: study group with postural changes (SG) and control group without postural changes (CG).

Lean mass and strength profile of women submitted to bariatric surgery: comparison of the EWGSOP2 and FNIH classification for sarcopenia - ASBS program phase II.

To assess the effect of bariatric surgery on the lean mass of women after one year of the procedure, comparing its outcomes upon the classification from both the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in the Elderly People (EWGSOP). : Twenty-eight obese women aged 40.5 ± 9.

Effects of anthropometric parameters on bone mineral density in women: from perimenopause to old age.

Aim: To analyze the influence of body components on bone mineral density (BMD) in women from perimenopause to old age.

Material And Methods: A total of 117 women were allocated into three groups according to the reproductive stage (STRAW): perimenopausal (PEM,  = 28, mean age 44.8 ± 3.