Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Association of snoring and body compostion in （peri-post）menopausal women  
 
Version: 0 Date: 19 Nov 2019  
 
Reviewer: Camila Buonani  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear Authors,  
 
Your manuscript is well written and the message is clear. Due to the scarcity of studies, 
investigating snoring in postmenopausal women is a point that should be highlighted. The study 
design and the results make this experience relevant to get a place on the journal.  
 
I will go to present my opinion about the manuscript.  
 
Background:  
Although concise texts are pleasant to read, in the background and/or discussion I missed the 
possible snoring problems in quality of life. Why is important to combat snoring in (peri -post) 
menopausal women?  
 
Methods:  
Page 6, line 29: It was not clear how the sample was dichotomized by fat mass and lean mass. I 
suggest rephrasing and making it clearer. Informing the values of quartile and tertile used in 
analyzes.  
 
Results and Discussion:  
Table 1: Informing in the title the characteristics of the sample (women, postmenopausal…).  
 
Figure 1: Informing in the title the characteristics of the sample (women, postmenopausal). 
Informing in note the covariates used in model and what the asterisks mean (is it statistical 
significance?).  
 
I hope my review will further improve the quality of the manuscript.  
 
With kind regards.  
 
 
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comment s to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comm ents to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your com ments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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