SynthesisBMC psychiatry2025
A meta-analysis on the incidence rate of depression in Chinese menopausal women.
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- Effect of acupuncture on menopausal depressive disorder and serum hormone levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Proactive health management and psychological distress among perimenopausal women: A cross-sectional latent profile and mediation analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Plasma orexin-A levels in women with postpartum depression: a prospective controlled study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- An interpretable machine learning model for predicting depression in middle-aged and elderly cancer patients in China: a study based on the CHARLS cohort.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Depression symptoms in perimenopausal women with somatic pain: nomogram construction based on a logistic regression model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically evaluate the incidence rate of depressive symptoms in Chinese menopausal women.
methodSix major English databases including PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus, Web of Science, X-MOL, Springer, and three Chinese databases including WanFang, CNKI, and VIP databases were retrieved to collect all observational studies on the morbidity of depression symptoms in Chinese menopausal women published as of May 10, 2024. Use the US Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) tests to assess the quality of individual studies. For the aggregation of effect sizes, a random effects model was adopted. Funnel plot, Begg's test and Egger's test test were adopted to determine publication bias. Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were applied to explore heterogeneity in summary estimation.
resultsAfter a thorough search, 22 studies were discovered to meet the criteria and included in this meta-analysis. The comprehensive estimation of the morbidity of depression in Chinese menopausal women using a random effects model was 32% (95% confidence interval: 28-36, I
conclusionAccording to our records, the incidence rate of depression among Chinese menopausal women was 32%. The summary results indicated that in China, the incidence rate of depression in menopausal women was relatively high. It is essential to take notice of the screening of depression in the menopausal population as soon as possible and actively adopt prevention and treatment measures for menopausal depression. This has important public health significance for identifying high-risk groups and patients, and improving prognosis. META-ANALYSIS REGISTRATION: PROSPERO ( york.ac.uk ), Identifier CRD42024542320.
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