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Impact of Menopausal Status on Bone Metabolism and Body Composition After Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery: a Two-Year Prospective Study in Middle-Aged Women

Menopausal status shapes how women's bones and metabolism respond to weight-loss surgery, enabling personalized monitoring strategies.

This 2-year prospective study examines how menopausal status influences bone metabolism and body composition changes following metabolic-bariatric surgery, finding differential outcomes that inform tailored post-surgical monitoring recommendations for pre- vs. postmenopausal women. The results contribute to risk stratification frameworks for the growing bariatric surgery population and highlight the intersection of menopause-related bone loss with surgery-induced metabolic changes.

What the study was

Study design
Prospective cohort study
Population
Middle-aged women undergoing metabolic-bariatric surgery stratified by menopausal status
Category
Public Health
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Obesity Surgery

Why it surfaced

2-year prospective study with clean design; menopausal stratification is clinically relevant but effect size and full sample size not available from abstract.

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