Review Article
Lifestyle Interventions Targeting Body Weight Changes during the Menopause Transition: A Systematic Review
Table 3
Characteristics of included trials (
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| First author (year) | Country | Design | Participants | Menopausal status (at time of recruitment) | Comparisons | Study quality rating |
| Simkin-Silverman 2003 [18] |
USA | RCT | 535 women (intervention = 260 control = 275) | Less than 3 months amenorrhea in past 6 months | Two phased dietary and behavioural program versus control for 54 months | 6/6 criteria met (low risk of bias) |
| Ogwumike 2011 [19] | Nigeria | RCT | 24 women completed full study (intervention = 13 control = 11) | Irregular menstruation that has not ceased entirely, in the past year | Circuit training program, 3 times/week versus control for 12 weeks | 3/6 criteria met (unclear risk of bias) |
| Hagner 2009 [20] | Poland | Pre/Post | 53 women | Final menstrual period: premenopausal <60 days perimenopausal ≥60 days, ≤365 days, and postmenopausal >365 days | Nordic walking program (moderate intensity exercise) for 12 weeks | 9/12 criteria met (lower risk of bias for cohort study) |
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RCT: randomized controlled trial.
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