Table 2.
Distribution of CVD risk factors among different groups (%).
| Variables | All (N = 235) | Perimenopausal (n = 62) |
Postmenopausal (n = 173) | χ2 | p-Value ^ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Hypertension | 115 | 48.94 | 21 | 33.87 | 94 | 54.34 | 7.649 | 0.006 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 183 | 77.87 | 48 | 77.42 | 135 | 78.03 | 0.010 | 0.920 |
| Current smoking | 46 | 19.57 | 13 | 20.97 | 33 | 19.08 | 0.104 | 0.747 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13 | 5.53 | 2 | 3.23 | 11 | 6.36 | 0.857 | 0.355 |
| General obesity | 74 | 31.49 | 20 | 32.26 | 54 | 31.21 | 0.045 | 0.832 |
| Abdominal obesity | 120 | 51.06 | 29 | 46.77 | 91 | 52.60 | 0.620 | 0.431 |
| BDI—no depression | 178 | 75.74 | 48 | 77.42 | 130 | 75.14 | 1.842 | 0.606 |
| BDI—mild depression | 45 | 19.15 | 12 | 19.35 | 33 | 19.08 | ||
| BDI—moderate depression | 7 | 2.98 | 2 | 3.23 | 5 | 2.89 | ||
| BDI—severe depression | 5 | 2.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 2.89 | ||
| BKMI—no climacteric symptoms | 146 | 61.13 | 47 | 75.81 | 99 | 57.23 | 8.086 | 0.044 |
| BKMI—mild symptoms | 50 | 21.28 | 6 | 9.68 | 44 | 25.43 | ||
| BKMI—moderate symptoms | 30 | 17.57 | 7 | 11.29 | 23 | 13.29 | ||
| BKMI—severe symptoms | 9 | 3.83 | 2 | 3.23 | 7 | 4.05 | ||
| MetS—no MetS | 41 | 17.45 | 15 | 24.19 | 26 | 15.03 | 4.601 | 0.100 |
| MetS—pre-MetS | 170 | 72.34 | 44 | 70.97 | 126 | 72.83 | ||
| MetS—MetS | 24 | 10.22 | 3 | 4.84 | 21 | 12.14 | ||
^ Pearson’s chi-squared test, BDI—Beck Depression Inventory, BKMI—Blatt–Kupperman Menopausal Index, MetS—metabolic syndrome, n—number of participants in a subgroup, %—percent of participants, p—significance level.