Researchers: Lawrence Marapo, Lineo Matsela, ME Chabalala, Olakunle Adewunmi Towobola. . August 2025 What Is The Study About? The study was designed to describe the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in perimenopausal and postmenopausal and the lipid changes that occur during the menopause transition. Why Is This Important? The main reason for the study was to magnify the burden of metabolic syndrome in menopause in South Africa. Metabolic syndrome refers to the co-occurr