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Received: 30 January 2025

Accepted: 11 June 2025

First Online: 16 August 2025

Acknowledgements

: We would like to thank all the participants of the study, all patient organisations (Diabetes+, Diabetesvereniging Nederland and Diabetes Fonds) and all hospitals/clinics that aided us in distributing the questionnaires. Some of the data were presented as an abstract at the Dutch Endocrine Meeting 2024, the Annual Dutch Diabetes Research Meeting 2024 and the 60th Annual Meeting of the EASD in 2024.We would like to thank our collaborators in the MenoPause Consortium: Annegreet Vlug (1. Jan van Goyen Medical Centre and OLVG Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2. Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden University, Centre for Bone Quality, Department of Endocrinology, Leiden, the Netherlands), Annemieke Heijboer (1. Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Endocrine Laboratory; Gastroenterology Endocrinology & Metabolism; Reproduction & Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2. Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Endocrine Laboratory; Gastroenterology Endocrinology & Metabolism; Reproduction & Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Astrid Bakker (Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Oral Cell Biology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Birit Broekman (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry; Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health Programme, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2. OLVG, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Cindy L. Kelder (Hogeschool Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands), Dorenda van Dijken (1. OLVG Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2. Jan van Goyenkliniek Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Eus van Someren (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Department Sleep & Cognition, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Mental Health Programme, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Eveline Bruinstroop (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Endocrinology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Fedde Scheele (1. Athena Institute, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2. ACTA, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Fernando Rivadeneira (Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands), Irene van Valkengoed (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Jacqueline Broerse (Athena Institute, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Jeanine Roeters van Lennep (1. Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2. Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands), John Dierx (Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, the Netherlands), Karen Nieuwenhuijsen (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Karin I. Proper (1. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Bilthoven, the Netherlands, 2. Department Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Maryam Kavousi (Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Department of Epidemiology, Rotterdam, the Netherlands), W. M. Monique Verschuren (1. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Bilthoven, the Netherlands, 2. Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands), Peter H. Bisschop (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Endocrinology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Petra Juffer (Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Academy of Life Science, Engineering and Design, Research Group Applied Nanotechnology, Enschede, the Netherlands), Richard Jaspers (Laboratory for Myology, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Sandra H. van Oostrom (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Bilthoven, the Netherlands), Sarah E. Siegelaar (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Endocrinology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), H. Susan J. Picavet (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, Bilthoven, the Netherlands).

: The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from DataVerseNL with the identifier .

: This publication is part of project MenoPause (project number NWA.1518.22.104) of the research programme NWA ORC, which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Dutch Heart Foundation, de Nederlandse Maag Lever Darm Stichting (Dutch Digestive Foundation), Diabetes Fonds and Hersenstichting Nederland (Dutch Brain Foundation).

: The authors declare that there are no relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.

: EMS, SS, DJS, SES and PHB contributed to the study design and the questionnaire design. EMS analysed the data. EMS, SS, DJS, SES and PHB contributed to writing and reviewing the manuscript. EMS, SS, DJS, SES and PHB approved the final version of the manuscript to be published. EMS and SES are the guarantors of the study and accept full responsibility for the work and/or the conduct of the study, had access to the data and controlled the decision to publish.