Table 4.

Menopausal symptoms in premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women

Menopausal symptoms	Group of women	N	M	SD	ANOVA variance analysis
					F(3, 197)	p
Depressive mood	Premenopause	46	0.16	0.20	3.30	.039
	Perimenopause	75	0.23	0.24
	Postmenopause	79	0.27	0.25
Somatic symptoms	Premenopause	46	0.30	0.24	12.27	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	0.49	0.24
	Postmenopause	79	0.51	0.25
Memory and concentration	Premenopause	46	0.23	0.32	16.62	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	0.47	0.31
	Postmenopause	79	0.60	0.39
Vasomotor symptoms	Premenopause	46	0.16	0.33	39.88	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	0.73	0.30
	Postmenopause	79	0.58	0.39
Anxiety	Premenopause	46	0.22	0.29	4.17	.017
	Perimenopause	75	0.36	0.28
	Postmenopause	79	0.36	0.28
Sexual behaviour	Premenopause	46	0.26	0.34	20.26	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	0.39	0.36
	Postmenopause	79	0.66	0.37
Sleep disorders	Premenopause	46	0.26	0.27	10.60	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	0.49	0.30
	Postmenopause	79	0.49	0.32
Menstruation	Premenopause	46	0.34	0.28	22.06	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	0.48	0.30
	Postmenopause	79	0.20	0.21
Attractiveness	Premenopause	46	0.27	0.38	5.56	.004
	Perimenopause	75	0.48	0.36
	Postmenopause	79	0.47	0.37
Overall result	Premenopause	46	2.21	0.60	24.54	< .001
	Perimenopause	75	4.13	0.47
	Postmenopause	79	4.13	0.79