AUG 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Menopausal Duration and Relative Skeletal Muscle Index Predict Metabolic Inflexibility During Walking in Postmenopausal Women with Overweight/Obesity
American Journal of Physiology-regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
Small observational study with exploratory analysis identifying correlates of metabolic substrate use during walking; no intervention, no comparator group, and results require confirmation in larger cohorts.
Reported
Mean age64 ± 7 years
Mean BMI29.5 ± 4.9 kg/m²
ΔFATox correlation with menopausa…rs = 0.478, P = 0.004