Does the metabolic pattern during “Menopausal Transit” in Chinese women differ from Western population?

Objectives: The “German-Chinese Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology (affiliated to DGGG)” recently was founded. Regarding menopause one aim is to investigate the "Transit" from peri- to postmenopause. In the present study the changes of the metabolic patterns of Chinese women were assessed in a large population. Methods: Menopausal status was defined by the “2011 Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop criteria”. Metabolic patterns were assessed from 1,015 women aged 34 – 76 years without HRT living in 20 provinces of China who visited the Beijing Obstetrics & Gynecology hospital which is the largest women's hospit…